employees
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If you are unhappy with your job, the best course of action for everyone involved is to let your employer know. Sure, you could very well end up finding more fulfilling work elsewhere and be on your way. But your supervisor should know when things go awry and you need a change. Many of us…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara has approved the sum of N100,000 as Christmas bonus for workers in Rivers State. Announcing the development in a statement seen by Naija News on Tuesday, the state commissioner for information and communication, Warisenibo Joe Johnson detailed that the sum was approved for immediate implementation to allow Rivers workers enjoy their yuletide…
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There are 2 main pieces of health and safety law which cover work-related stress: This means that by law employers must: Employers must also make sure they’re following the law on working time rules (Working Time Regulations 1998). This is because working long hours without regular breaks can be a cause of work-related stress. Carrying out risk…
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The national living wage could rise to £11.46 an hour next year – well above what the government has announced. The minimum rate for adults over 23 is pegged to median hourly pay – and stronger-than-expected wage growth means April’s increase could exceed the £11 an hour recently suggested by the chancellor. Average weekly earnings…
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Railway stations sit empty this morning as rail workers take to picket lines for the latest strike in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The 24-hour walkout by members of the train drivers’ union ASLEF will be followed on Saturday by an overtime ban. Today, there will be no services from operators, including Northern,…
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Dr Vishal Sharma, chair of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) consultants committee, and Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chair of the junior doctors committee, were consulted for this media report. It comes after the union announced the first ever joint consultant and junior doctor strikes, set to take place later this month and in October due to a…
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More than ever before, employees have the upper hand in the employment game. They have information (just take a look at Glassdoor or Indeed company reviews) and more options (ahem, hello record-low unemployment) than ever before. Plus, companies that are willing to offer attractive benefits like generous leave, flexible working and a rewarding culture will…
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To run more efficiently, a business may implement an organizational structure in its workplace. Depending on the size of the company and the way it operates, some structures might be more beneficial than others. Knowing how your company operates will help you perform in line with what’s expected of you and help you become a…
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A new survey sheds light on just how many workers will search for a new job in the coming months, although many are pessimistic about their career paths. Almost half of U.S. workers — 48 percent — are likely to look for a new job in the next year, according to the American Staffing Association Workforce…
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A small army of waiters, deliverymen and busboys who worked at a Mott Street dim sum joint sued their boss earlier this year for cheating them out of wages — and they won. But collecting on the $943,000 that Joy Luck Palace was ordered to pay them in September has been harder than winning the…
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The US government shutdown has become the longest closure in the country’s history, entering its 22nd day on Saturday. The previous record for the longest shutdown occurred during Bill Clinton’s presidency, which lasted 21 days from 15 December 1995 until 6 January 1996. The current shutdown appears destined to last a few more days, at the…
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Incorporate more autonomy and fluidity into every role People often believe that providing job control is possible only for some jobs, and for some people. But that is not the case—all people can be given more decision-making discretion in their jobs and latitude to control their work. San Francisco–based Collective Health designed the jobs…
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As part of the efforts aimed at improving employees’ welfare, Amazon made headlines this week with its $15 per hour minimum wage for U.S. workers only. Image shows Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO Although Amazon’s new pay doubles the federal minimum wage of $7.25, the online giant was criticized for withdrawing bonuses, including…
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Mark Zuckerberg admits that managing human and material resources could be a mountainous task, and it is unarguably so when there are over 30,000 employees, 1.47 billion active users, and investments worth billions of U.S. dollars to control. However, Zuckerberg says there is a simple trick to Human Resource management: Hire people you would be…
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The workplace should be a “home away from home” to everyone, but there are many “unlucky employees” who find such settings a dreamland because they cannot just stop butting heads with their bosses, colleagues, and customers – even the peevish walls. Mary Abbajay, the management professional who wrote Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win…
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Employee motivation and interpersonal relationships among workers and employers in China is no joke, and one exemplary manager’s most effective idea of encouraging his workers, is by asking them to tear bundles of banknotes. If only this exercise is permitted in private and not as a group, it’d definitely inspire the unmotivated. Desperate employers in…
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