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The Importance of an EarthQuake Survival Plan for Your Employees

With recent earthquakes in Iran and Turkey filling the news, it's no surprise that individuals and companies are looking to improve emergency preparedness. The average American spends a third of their day during the week at their places of employment. However, according to a recent survey on emergency preparedness, over 33% of respondents said they were unsure about emergency plans related to specific incidents.
 
Emergency preparedness is essential to ensure the safety of employees, minimize the increased risk of damage to persons and property, and ensure that businesses can be back up and running as quickly as possible.
 
For a plan to be successful, it is essential that employers lay out step-by-step what the processes will be should a disaster occur to ensure their employees understand and know what to do. But what does a survival plan for an earthquake entail? We have compiled a list of five steps to ensure your plan is solid, you have the proper supplies, and your employees will know how to follow it.
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How to Help Your Company Grow With Digital Payments

As the world becomes increasingly digital, businesses must adapt to keep up with the times. One area where companies can make a significant impact is by adopting digital payments. Digital payments offer numerous benefits, including increased convenience, faster transaction processing, and improved security. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has made digital payments even more crucial for businesses to survive and thrive in the current economic climate.

Businesses who still refuse to accept digital payments from their clients or stick with outdated ways of payment risk being left behind in the competition and failing to fulfill the needs of their target market. In this blog, you will learn how digital payments can help your business grow and boost the bottom line.
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Health Professionals: How Technology Helps You

Information technology, or HIT as it is also known, has many advantages in the healthcare industry.
 
IT firstly makes it possible for medical professionals to save and access information about a patient's medical records. Additionally, it improves the dissemination of patient data in a clear and accessible style. It consequently lessens the possibility of pharmaceutical errors. Last but not least, it facilitates the retrieval of patient data from a database without needing new health tests.
 
Utilizing medical technology tools helps to protect patient safety. The first are medication warnings, flags and reminders, reports on consultations and diagnoses, and the more straightforward accessibility of patient data. Alerts might support someone in following prescribed treatments and regimens. Additionally, electronic data recording can promote consistency in practice across all medical professionals. According to prior research, using an electronic health record can enhance care for common illnesses.
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10 Important HR and Business Writing Skills You Should Master and How to Do It

Business writing relates to recruitment, training, and management activities. Workers and HRs must know how to complete documents such as memos, emails, reports, and other business correspondence. What if we say you do not need a professional business writer but start mastering your writing instead? Keep reading how to do it with the ten HR and Business Writing skills!

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There have always been horrible bosses

Horrible bosses are nothing new. Even in Shakespeare's time workers lamented about their plights as powerless underlings. We found this sonnet by an unknown author which tells the story... 

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Budgeting for Employee Recognition and Rewards: Tips & Tricks

Keeping your employees satisfied and happy is crucial to running a business with high levels of employee retention. These aspects go a long way in deploying a holistic business approach that prioritizes its employees just as much as its clients. Appreciation and accolades allow your employees to remain motivated and boost creativity in the workplace. However, it’s important to note that employee recognition and rewards programs require adequate amounts of financial backing and resources to turn them into fruitful practices. 

A solid rewards and recognition program can also help your business tap into budding talent. Your company can use these metrics to prop them up, progressively hand over more responsibilities to these employees, and boost your company’s overall performance. Enhanced engagement with your employees and increased interactions in your workforce are also other added boosts. Given that appreciation programs have several benefits, in this article, we discuss how you can use effective budgeting and planning techniques to set up your own rewards and recognition program.
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Best Metrics to Track Employee Engagement

The pandemic has changed how people work, creating a new work style called the ‘new normal. Organizations need to have a thorough understanding of the organization’s business needs to come up with solutions designed to increase productivity and integrate with employees. Employee engagement plays a critical role in productivity and revenue growth, and measuring employee engagement gives you data to use in improving engagement.

Identifying the right productivity metrics to measure employee performance can help employers evaluate their overall ROI. Additionally, identifying the right metrics can give insights into employee learning and development needs. This way, you can use available resources accordingly to cater to each individual’s needs and, by extension, the company's needs.

Let’s look at two competency areas and KPIs that can help you measure your employees’ performance!

 

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How to Write Effective Copy for Your Staff Communications

Effective and efficient communication is one of the most important things for companies of all sizes and operating in different industries. If your internal communications are poorly organized, you will start getting in trouble fairly quickly.
 
That’s why it is so important to ensure that your HR department knows how to communicate with your employees effectively. Moreover, it is also necessary to teach all your employees how to communicate correctly for maximum efficiency. Hence, here’s how to write effective copy for your staff communications.
 
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Why Every Employer Should Pay Attention to Employees’ Car Insurance

When it comes to running a successful business, employers have a lot of factors to consider. From managing finances to ensuring customer satisfaction, countless responsibilities come with being a leader. 

We all know the benefits of car insurance and how it can save us from financial problems during road accidents. However, one aspect that is often overlooked is the importance of employees' car insurance.
 
Ignoring the status of your employees' car insurance is like driving blindfolded on a treacherous road. Just like a car needs regular maintenance to keep running smoothly, your employees' car insurance needs to be monitored and updated regularly.
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The Ultimate Guide to Attracting and Retaining Top Talent

Finding and keeping the right people to grow your company has become increasingly difficult in today's competitive market. Job seekers have many options for their preferred workplaces, and the best of them might be especially picky. 

The question now is how do you attract these quality employees and make sure they will stay? This article aims to answer that problem as it discusses strategies on how you can draw in and retain top talent.
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