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5 Ways to Support Staff During Ramadan
Ramadan is upon us and with it the challenge of continuing to work. Fortunately, the pandemic of the past two years taught us how to work flexibly and virtually. Flex-time and hybrid work can be extremely beneficial this month, giving people the ability to conserve...
How to Make Work More Meaningful
In light of the “Great Resignation” and a market where prospective job candidates have plenty of options to choose from, focus on is how to make work more meaningful for people. One of the myths about meaningful work is that it would be nice to have, but isn’t a...
Supporting Women In The Workplace
March is Women’s History Month. We are taking this time to recognise the powerful women who have contributed to our world. Let us also appreciate how far the UAE has come in terms of gender equality in the workplace. The pandemic certainly moved gender equality...
Resilience – The Key to Your Organisational Success
Hopefully by now, most company leaders have come to realise “normal” for the workplace will continue to be a relative term for some time. So how do you create stability in the workplace when the environment is continually shifting? The key is resilience. Resilience is...
How to Go Home From Work When You Work From Home
According to a seven-year study, the inability to switch out of work mode and into personal mode was in the top ten list of most stressful factors people were bad at handling. And that was before the pandemic. One might expect the rise of remote work to reduce the...
How Technology Can Make or Break Your Hybrid Workforce
Technology is what makes hybrid work possible. However, many employees are struggling to keep up with changes in technology. The reason for this might not be as simple as you think. The pandemic sent everyone into a mad scramble to cobble together the working pieces...
Let’s Talk About Pay Transparency
Achieving pay transparency is a journey, and one with multiple destinations that depend on your company’s goals. But it’s a journey you can’t choose to opt out of if you want your company to succeed. We’re in an employee’s market right now. Candidates are coming to...
Sleep on Your Own Time
If you work in a company right now, chances are you’re a part of the cult of sleep deprivation. There’s something honourable about sacrificing your sleep to chase down your goals. You look at someone with bloodshot eyes on their fifth cup of coffee before 10 am and...
The Great Resignation and How to Recover
Resignation rates among mid-career employees between the ages of 30 and 45 rose 20% over the course of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The Great Resignation is taking its toll on businesses all over the world. We all know: it costs far more to hire a new employee than...
How People Analytics Can Improve Your Business Results
Data has been essential to corporate decision-making for decades. In fact, it’s widely acknowledged to be essential by corporate leaders. 70% of companies say they believe people analytics is an important part of decision-making. So why do only 29% of HR...
New Productivity in the New Hybrid Work Week
How confident are you in your employee’s productivity when they work from home? One year into the pandemic, Harvard Business Review found that 40% of supervisors and managers felt low confidence in their ability to manage remote workers. Additionally, 36% expressed...
Webinar: The New UAE Labour Law and Human Resources
Michael Page discusses with Gateley Legal and OLAM Group UAE's New Labour Law - The Big Changes and How They Impact You. Date: 25 January 2022Time: 11 am – 12 noon UAE Join us to understand the implications of the new labour law which is expected to come into effect...