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.

HR Audits, Mergers & Acquisitions Chat With Atlanta’s Business Radio X

August 18, 2021by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

HR Audits, Mergers & Acquisitions Chat With Atlanta’s Business Radio X

It’s only when you’re a business owner yourself that you fully understand the challenges other entrepreneurs face. Flex HR’s Founder, Jim Cichanski, sat down with Bill McDermott of ProfitSense on Business RadioX about his own entrepreneurial journey, what it took to start his Human Resources business, and how that experience aids in rendering outstanding service to clients. McDermott speaks to “[showcasing] the need for high quality human resources and that most businesses are not as focused as they should be to make sure their HR resources are taken care of.”

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in HR: What Matters Most

August 5, 2021by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

Diversity Equity Inclusion in the workplace HR

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in HR: What Matters Most

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has really evolved and become a top priority and discipline of Human Resources. We have seen a new wave of preventing acts of discrimination and harassment within organizations as well as cultivating inclusion and belonging. Employers across the nation are encouraging training programs for employees and management in order to grow diversity, eliminate bias and focus on the quality, knowledge, experience, work style and individual characteristics of employees.

The Nuances Of Employees Returning To Work, Post Pandemic

August 4, 2021by Flex HR Flex HR No Comments

The Nuances Of Employees Returning To Work, Post Pandemic

While employees may be getting used to their new working environments from home over the past year or so, HR experts say employees need to start returning to their offices. The list of reasons drags on, but factors include decreased productivity working remotely, poor working conditions at home, managing employees is more difficult, obstacles with training new employees, camaraderie is missing, employee mental stress while at home is rising, increased drinking and drug use on the job, increased anxiety, and office space cost.