There is no doubt that absenteeism—frequent, unplanned staff absences without cause—is bad for your business. But what most employers often don’t realize is that the opposite can also be just as harmful to your bottom line. Presenteeism is a term used to describe a phenomenon where employees come to work even when they are unwell,...
The restaurant and food services sector has been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Repeated lockdowns, staff shortages, diminishing revenues, increasing food prices, and ever-changing COVID-19 public health measures have made the past two years nothing short of an ordeal. Restaurant Canada’s Restaurant Outlook Survey, published November 2021, found that 93% of those surveyed...
A hybrid office does offer the best of both worlds. When employees get the option to split their work week between home and office, they enjoy greater flexibility in managing their time and daily routines. It is especially useful for those employees who also have childcare or caregiving responsibilities. But hybrid work, too, is not...
A labour shortage across sectors is the latest challenge facing Canadian small and medium-sized businesses. A recent study found that 55% of small and medium-sized businesses in Canada are having a hard time finding new employees. This in turn is affecting their business growth and capacity to deliver orders on time. The study, based on...
Team bonding activities are a good way to increase employee engagement, collaboration, and morale. They become especially effectual when your employees are returning to the workplace after more than a year of living through intermittent lockdowns due to a global pandemic. A lot may have changed in your workplace in the meantime. You may have...
For World Breastfeeding Week 2021 (August 1-7), Peninsula surveyed 48,973 employers across four countries – Australia, Canada, Ireland, and the UK. The purpose of the survey was to find out if employers were doing enough to support breastfeeding staff at work. How did we do in the global survey? Canadian employers emerged as one of...
The pandemic has brought employee wellness and mental health into sharp focus. While you may provide your staff with resources and support to do their job well, personal issues can affect performance in the workplace. It is important that employers invest in the wellbeing of their staff to keep them engaged and to improve productivity...
Your employees are your greatest resource. Investing in your staff only benefits your business in the long run. While training programs are a good way to upskill your workers, mentoring is another useful strategy. Mentoring your team will help you draw upon and transfer the existing reserves of expertise and knowledge within your organization. What is...
Soft skills are critical for effective people management. Initiative, adaptability, and persuasiveness are some examples of soft skills. But the most essential soft skill you need to be a good leader is emotional intelligence (EI). What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence or emotional quotient can be described as the ability to identify and manage one’s...
