Can an Employee be Transferred without Consent?
If you read in detail the fine clauses in your employment letter or your employee handbook, you will find the statement: The Company due to Business reasons, may transfer the employee to any department, function, role or location under its sole discretion. Generally transfers are the prerogative of the Management or Employer for as long as it's done with fairness and no malice intended. Employers must always approach any transfer plans with caution. Though it's the right for
Leadership vs Management
The often-debated question, are you a Manager or are you a Leader? What are the differences? The interesting analogy is that Management comes with appointment and title, however leadership is determined not by you but your followers. One of the foundational values of leadership, is to create your unique attribute of yourself that others wish to follow. How do you create your unique positioning? Firstly, one need to be self-aware of own strength and weakness. 5 Essential Leade
Training Needs Analysis
Training and Development is crucial for any company to ensure their staff acquire new skills and continue to grow align with the changes in technology, industry and competition. Whilst some companies invest hugely in their staff training and development, some chose to be frugal with the worry that the investment would go to waste. That's why, the Training Needs Analysis is key before executing any training programs. The TNA is a process in which the company identifies trainin
Employment Contract
An employment contract is a contract used in labour law to attribute rights and responsibilities between parties to a bargain. The contract is between an "employee" and an "employer". It has arisen out of the old master-servant law, used before the 20th century. The foundation for the Employment Contract in the current environment is to ensure that there is balance between the employee/employer rights and obligations that promotes Industrial Harmony. There are many types of c
Managers Development
There are mainly 3 types of managers; General Managers, Functional Managers & Frontline Managers. General managers are responsible for the overall performance of an organization or one of its major departments or divisions. Functional managers are responsible for core areas of a department or business unit. Frontline Managers is a general term to describe managers who are closest to the core business processes of an organization. In many cases, this means customer-facing acti
Do you have an updated and relevant Employee Handbook?
An employee handbook, sometimes also known as an employee manual, staff handbook, or company policy, is a book given to employees by an employer. The employee handbook can be used to bring together employment and job related information which employees need to know. An employee handbook is a valuable resource for both the employer and the employee. It provides guidance and information related to the organisation’s history, mission, values, policies, procedures and bene
Firing an employee should be a last resort
Terminating an employee for whatever the reason should be a last resort. Firing someone isn't a pleasant experience for HR or Management, but there are times when it has to be done out of necessity. What you should consider before deciding to terminate an employee: 1. Coach them, not all employees are bad employees, they may just need some guidance to become better. 2. Connect them with a buddy, a high performing peer who can coach and share successful traits. 3. Place them
Performance Gaps and Failures
When employees have performace issues, they may be placed on PIP. A performance improvement plan (PIP), also known as Corrective Action Plan (CAP), is a tool to give an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address failures to meet specific job goals or to ameliorate behavior-related concerns. PIP or CAP are not tools used as a process to terminate an employee. However, a failure to successfully complete the PIP and to imp
Are your employees engaged?
Employee engagement is a fundamental concept in the effort to understand and describe, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the nature of the relationship between an organisation and its employees. Often engaged employees are motivated, happy and produce better quality of work for your customers. To keep an employee engaged of course requires effort and time as it's an ongoing process. Here are 6 ways to keep your teams engaged: 1. Set challenging goals and guide them to ac
Organisational Behaviour
Human behavior is the potential and expressed capacity of human individuals or groups to respond to internal and external stimuli throughout their life. Employees spend almost 2/3 of their lives at their workplace. Hence, what happens at work has a major impact in their reactions and behaviours altogether. A study on Human Behaviour has revealed that 90% of the population can be classified into 4 basic personality types: Optimistic, Pessimistic, Trusting and Envious. However,
