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Blog 3 - Upskilling: A Strategic Response to Changing Skill Demands

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Upskilling: A Strategic Response to Changing Skill Demands   What is employee upskilling? Upskilling is the process of learning new skills or of teaching workers new skills. On the other hand, an upskilling culture entails teaching staff new, advanced skills in order to close talent gaps. It engages your team members in ongoing training and assists them in progressing along their existing career path. These individuals may have spent several years with your company and have a thorough awareness of both your culture and your clients  (Brush, 2020). Why upskilling important in today’s economy? Technology evolves and advances industries at a fast pace. This can create a gap between the existing workforce’s skills and the skills that are now necessary to effectively execute their jobs. Upskilling presents one major solution to this labor problem. By advancing the skills of current and future professionals, the skills gap can be bridged. Additionally, both employees and em...

Blog 2 - Overcoming the HR challenges of a remote workforce

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Overcoming the HR challenges of a remote workforce Figure 01 - Remote workplace What is remote workforce? A remote workforce is a group of employees within an organization who primarily work off-site from a location other than a traditional office. In some companies, all employees work remotely, an approach sometimes referred to as “remote only.” Others allow most employees to primarily work from another location, but still may have a few people who are regularly required to perform their jobs from a centralized office. This approach is known as “remote-first.” Figure 02 - Remote workplaces What are the challenges of managing a remote team?   Many of the challenges involved in managing remote employees are rooted in the lack of physical, in-person interaction. This makes it more difficult for team leaders and others to "read the room" and spot warning signals of typical workplace difficulties like poor morale, burnout, interpersonal conflict, miscommunication, and lac...

Blog 1 - Maintaining Data Integrity Through HRIS Implementation

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  Maintaining Data Integrity Through HRIS Implementation What Is Data Integrity? In every part of business, data integrity is crucial, especially when it comes to human resources. Employee compensation, performance reviews, training and development, productivity tracking, the company's reputation, the bottom line, and productivity can all be impacted by inaccurate or inconsistent HR data  (White, 2019).   Data integrity is an important part of information security. "Data integrity" refers to the accuracy and consistency of data recorded in a database, data warehouse, data mart, or other structure. Data integrity is critical because it ensures and secures your data's search ability and traceability back to its original source. When you ensure good data correctness and data safety, data performance and stability improve as well. Maintaining the integrity of data and guaranteeing its completeness are critical  (Nouri, 2018). What are the threads to Data Inte...