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Workplace Health, Safety and Well-Being
Managing workplace health, safety and well-being is a more challenging endeavour now than ever before. A recent survey showed that UAE employees are among the most stressed in the world. Technology, which was already changing the workplace, seemed to advance forward...
Talk Money Week
It’s almost always uncomfortable. It’s sometimes inappropriate. It’s rarely a polite dinner table conversation… It’s money talk. In spite of all of the discomfort and negativity associated with talking about money, research shows that people who have open...
3 Keys to Empowering Your Employees’ Personal Development
You want your employees to grow. Your employees want to grow. But what’s the best way to encourage personal development? If you’ve ever implemented personal development plans and been unhappy with the results, it could be because of one important factor. Personal...
Using Survey Data to create Salary Structures
One of the most important HR activities is creating and updating your company’s salary structure. It tells your current and future employees about your company values, how you prioritise different roles, and what their career path looks like. Employees need and...
Overcoming Challenges in Leadership Training
Are leadership programmes producing good leaders? If you’re shipping your potential leaders to an off-campus leadership seminar, chances are you’re not getting the results you’d like to. Many leadership courses and trainings focus on a proprietary “method” or system....
Ribbons are Great… Screenings are Better!
Studies show that the age of diagnosis for breast cancer patients is 10 years younger in the UAE than in the rest of the world. This means that breast cancer awareness isn’t just for your female employees over the age of 40. To offer your employees the support they...
6 Steps to ending Presenteeism in your Workforce
How can having your employee show up to work actually cost you more than them taking a sick day? It’s a pitfall called presenteeism. Research shows presenteeism can actually be a higher cost to companies than absenteeism. A 2018 study demonstrated the cost of...
What is Happiness in the Workplace?
In his book, The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor states that recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that happiness fuels success, not the other way round. In fact, he suggests that companies that focus on employee happiness could see a 30%...
Financial literacy – Let’s talk money
If you feel your employees are lacking in financial literacy, you aren’t alone. A 2019 study found that only 38% of UAE employees considered themselves financially literate. Whether due to lack of education, the stigma attached to talking about money or pure...
Lifestyle changes for healthier employees and lower healthcare costs
It’s “Know Your Numbers” week in the UK. Businesses and organisations are using this time to raise awareness for high blood pressure and offer screenings to employees. They’re also working to educate people about the lifestyle changes that can lead to lower blood...
How to support a grieving team
It’s been estimated that nearly 120,000 UAE workers are dealing with grief after losing a loved one at any given time. Many of these workers are expats from other countries, separated from the love and support of their families. COVID has added an even deeper...
6 Team building activities for a hybrid workforce
What was originally meant to be temporary as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, now appears to be here to stay. Or at least a version of it. While it is unlikely that workplaces will go 100% remote, it seems like a hybrid model is inevitable. According to one...