HR Departments Need to Recover from Pandemic Burnout

December 1, 2021by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

HR Departments Need to Recover from Pandemic Burnout

Stress levels among HR professionals dramatically increased during the pandemic as both corporate leadership and employees looked to HR for help in responding to workplace changes. More demands were placed on HR staff due to policy changes, employee safety concerns, and the uncertainty among corporate leadership.

One study reported that 90% of HR professionals had increased stress levels in the past year, and 60% of them felt emotional exhaustion.

How to Calculate Employee Retention Rate

October 15, 2021by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

How to Calculate Employee Retention Rate

First and foremost, you need to determine the time period in which you would like to measure retention. Some companies will do this once a year to once every other year, while others see better results when calculating their retention quarterly or twice a year.

“Annual review [of retention numbers] Employee retention is an essential factor to your business’s success. Your staff lays the foundation of your company’s structure, and you want to keep your employees committed to their roles in the organization. Conserving their engagement and keeping them happy is vital to retain your staff. Thus, you want to make sure to understand and accurately calculate your workforce retention rate.

CEOs Ponder COVID-Imposed Risks Alongside Employee Retention

September 20, 2021by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

CEOs Ponder COVID-Imposed Risks Alongside Employee Retention

For the last 18 months CEOs have struggled to respond to the risks to their workforce and consequently to their business resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Government enacted benefit programs, debates over mandating face coverings, vaccinations, the rising fears of the Delta and other variants of the virus along with information and misinformation on mainstream blasted through social media outlets have only increased the complexity of managing employee concerns and business productivity. In the mist of the pandemic chaos, it’s vital that Human Resources is working with CEOs of small and medium-size companies to take proactive initiatives to engage these issues and manage the hesitation as well as employee fears in the workplace.

Human Resources Bootcamp – HR Trends and Workplace Best Practices – Hosted by Flex HR – Atlanta, GA

September 24, 2019by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

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Human Resources Bootcamp – HR Trends and Workplace Best Practices – Hosted by Flex HR – Atlanta, GA

Flex HR’s Atlanta based CEO, Jim Cichanski, along with Senior VP Dr. John Cascone are excited about conducting the fourth annual Human Resources Bootcamp convention for business owners and Practice Managers. This particular event is explicitly for Veterinary Practices for all over the country. This event will be conducted in Atlanta Buckhead Grand Hyatt.

Top 5 Most Demanding HR Functions

September 17, 2019by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

The Top 5 Most Demanding HR Functions

HR is Simple, Right?
Unfortunately, no. The capacity of today’s Human Resources department is anything but simple. Over the last fifty years, the body of knowledge that is Human Resources has exploded – technical content has proliferated and best practices have evolved as the workplace and employees have progressed. Today’s workforce is often global in scope and contains contingent and international workers, but even if your company is a local small business, HR is very different today than when America first landed on the moon.

5 Ways Essential Elements of HR Affect Employee Retention and Job Satisfaction

August 5, 2019by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

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5 ways essential elements of HR affect employee retention and job satisfaction

Hire, train, reward, retain employee job satisfaction and employee retention services Employee retention and job satisfaction begins with the organization’s employee acquisition and assimilation process, whether done internally or through hr outsourcing. Hiring the right qualified employees for open positions is an essential first step towards employee retention and job satisfaction. However, once new employees are effectively on-boarded, the factors impacting whether they stay and how content and committed they are become largely about the company culture and internal work environment.

Human Resources Bootcamps covering HR trends and workplace best practices

September 16, 2018by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

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Human Resources Bootcamps covering HR trends and workplace best practices

Flex HR’s CEO, Jim Cichanski, along with Senior VP Dr. Cascone are excited about conducting the third annual HR Bootcamp for owners and Practice Managers for Veterinary Practices. HR Bootcamps are 3 day sessions covering HR hot topics including HR trends, Employee Handbooks, On-Boarding, HR Audits, employee retention, performance management, Generation Gap and Compliance. The audience is targeted towards business owners wanting to understand the key factors in managing their Human Capital.