Google’s effort on battling COVID-19 global pandemic

Google and Alphabet are big tech companies who are playing a major role to tackle COVID-19 pandemic using their resources and capabilities. Using Google’s main competency of information search they are trying to deliver reliable information in search and battling misinformation on YouTube. Google is working with the government on testing and they have partnered with Apple to build an exposure- tracking system for Android and iOS users. Because of the social responsibility initiatives, Google’s corporate image and identity become stronger among society and it helps them to build a long-lasting corporate reputation. 

Qualities to consider when hiring remote workers

Remote working, working from home or telecommuting are the most used terms in the past few months. Because of the pandemic most of the employees classify themselves as remote workers and both the employer and employees are benefiting from this new working environment. With the improvement of the advanced technology, number of remote workers have increased and most of the organisations are now looking at remote working culture because it helps increase productivity, save money, and decrease employee turnover. According to recent studies, 53% of the virtual employees responded saying there are more like to work overtime. Also, they have found companies can save an average of $10,000 per year in real estate cost and the employee themselves save roughly $5,240 in expenses. Moreover, 95% of the employees agreed that remote working helps them create a positive impact on retention rates. But every position in the organisation and employee are not suitable for remote working, because some workers can be more productive in office rather than the virtual workplace. This reason valid for job positions as well. It is hard to screen the right employee for virtual workforce because considering only the academic qualification may not enough. Organisations need to check the candidate’s knowledge regarding technology because when you hire candidates for virtual workplace knowing about technology is a must. Otherwise, lack of technological background may cause gaps between communication or incompatible working styles because remote workers are relying on technology. Remote employees need to have certain key characteristics apart from academic qualifications to be a great remote worker. Those qualities are described below.

Simple tips to become a successful remote worker

Majority of the top companies around the world is now offering remote working access for their employees because most of the researchers agree that working remotely will help to increase the productivity of the employees. As reported in 2020, 5 million employees are now working from home at least a half of their time. But the productivity depends on the environment you are working on. When you are working in your office your co-workers drop by your desk, engage with you in conversations also they invite you to lunch. These kinds of social benefits are there but if you are a person who gets distracted easily, this might be challenging. Besides, not only from the environment, the productivity of the employee depends on his/her habits and attitudes as well. Below mentioned work from home tips will help employees to become a successful remote worker.

Managing Customer Experience During COVID-19

More than 40% of the world’s population is staying at home right now without leaving their residences except for an essential activity because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. This is an unpredictable scenario for all the businesses because the societal shift is directly affecting consumer buying behaviour, buying decisions and customer experiences. Due to this global pandemic, most of the social connections are closed because of that companies need to think about digital ways to interact with their customers to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and engagement.

Simple methods to help employees’ transit from office to work from home

In the modern world working patterns are changing and most of the employees are planning their shift to full or part-time remote work. According to state remote work report 2019, 42% of America’s workforce is planning to work remotely in the next five years. Analysing working trends, it can guarantee the majority of the on-site workers who are now starting to work remotely in the virtual workplace. Sometimes this strategic move might be stressful for employees who are making this move, but the senior management team in the organisations must take the responsibility to provide an easy way of transition. In this kind of scenario, organisations must use their resources, capabilities and competencies to manage the situation. This strategic shift might be challenging for the organisation, but team leaders and managers can successfully support the employees who are willing to transit as a remote worker. In this process, communication plays a major role and managers need to make sure to inform the objectives and goals specifically for the remote workers. It is important to show your employees that their work in the virtual workplace is important as on-sight work. From now, onwards this article will provide some tips to help your employees to undertake a better transition. 

Remote employee onboarding tips for your next new hire

In this rapidly changing industrial world, remote workers are playing a major role in the workforce. Since 2005, the number of people working remotely has increased by 159% due to changing work patterns. Most of the researches have expected that in the future large number of populations will work remotely. To face those market change companies need to fill the gap by adopting online onboarding methods which help candidates to easily take their decisions. Most of the candidates think that companies are not doing a great job regarding onboarding. Besides, they feel that the number of paperwork they must go through is not necessary for this digital era. As we know that effective onboarding improves retention, companies need to focus on sustainable onboarding processes. Most of the leading companies have responded to this matter quickly and they have changed the way of onboarding new candidates. Dell is one of the major players in the hardware industry and they are now conducting onboarding including documentation through digital channels like email and online chat. Most of the new HRIS software comes with advance requirement and onboarding modules which enables companies to easily complete the onboarding process. From candidate interviews to signing the company agreements are done through online. Since most of the workforce is filled with millennials, they are more likely to join companies who incorporate digital methods in their business. Due to that, this will be a good opportunity for companies to increase their talent pool. Here are some best practices for remote employee onboarding. 

How to get your employees participation into virtual workplace

These days it is hard to get employees attention into one specific matter because of the outbreak of COVID-19 deadly virus. Most of the countries around the world are under lockdown and have asked their employees to stay back home and do their daily office related work at home. Since employees are not in the same room it’s not an easy task to gather them around to have nine to ten-minute argument meetings and it’s not practical. The fact is most of the meetings are annoying and there is most likely little to zero accountability for engagement. You can realise most of the employees are trying forcefully keep their eye contact. In a situation where companies allow their employees to work from home, the management team need to take necessary actions to keep their team together by engaging fully. In simple terms, you need to create voluntary engagement within your teammates to create the structure and platform to engage fully. Here are some valuable tips you can practice while working at home.

How to empower women at work

In the 1970s, women were not welcome in organisations and some countries they were not allowed to work. With the globalisation and the technological development, cultural barriers left off and restrictions to work was eliminated. Employment laws and ethics are improved and those initiatives helped to empower women, but there are major gaps that need to be filled. As employees, we need to give space to female employees to build their career by empowering them without hesitation. International women’s day is a great day to appreciate the hard work of all women who are working in different industrial sectors. With empowerment, organisations can allow female employees to have more control over their lives. HR services in organisations can organise sponsorship opportunities and training for women. Companies can give career opportunities for female employees such as promoting them into senior- management level positions based on their work patterns and performance. With regarding empowering women at the workplace, here are some small tips to implement empowering work culture within your organisation. 

How HR managers can shape their employees’ well-being.

Most of the employees spend half of their lifetime with the organisation, because of that, it is important to take care of your employee’s health as well as their wellbeing. Since we are living in a rapidly changing world, everything happens around the world, matters. Employees who are working in organisations will expect more values from their employer. Rather than giving increments and overtime payments companies can look into more realistic ways to improve their employee wellbeing. In any successful company, senior management team plays a vital role to create the corporate culture within the organisation. In simple terms, the organisation is your family and employees are your family members. It is important to take care of your family as well as members to bring prosperity to your family. 

It is the manager’s duty to create a supportive workplace to promote better wellbeing of their employees. Well-known companies around the world are now focusing on reducing employee healthcare cost by improving employees’ health. They support employees to be healthy by providing various pieces of training and programmes. These types of initiatives help them create more dedicated and productive workforce within the organisation. Recent research has found that two-thirds of US employers have started offering health and wellness programmes to their employees. To make these changes, managers also need to adapt to this sustainable healthy working culture. With the leadership of the management team, they can easily create and promote healthy behaviour in the organisation without making it too complicated for their employees. Here are some tips to improve wellbeing in your organisation. 

Things That HR Managers Can Learn from Netflix’s Company Culture

Netflix is the world’s largest and leading entertainment service. They have over 167 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries around the world. The consumers enjoy Netflix through different varieties of TV series, documentaries and feature films that come with different languages. The most important thing about Netflix is, customers can watch any program they want anytime, anywhere on any internet-connected screen without commercials (Netflix, 2020).