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轉工有讓你好起來嗎?
Advice Columnist

轉工有讓你好起來嗎?

好多人不停轉工,但不停都搵到工,就算幾Jumpy,好似都對搵工唔構成問題。而Jump唔Jumpy對於請人嚟講未必係最重要嘅因素,只要經驗合適,紀錄良好,跳槽多幾次,對搵工嘅影響唔算太大。雖然話就話轉工次數對搵唔搵到工影響唔大,不過對個人發展就可能有一定影響。

How to maintain employer-of-choice standing with Hong Kong’s digital natives
HR Career Success

How to maintain employer-of-choice standing with Hong Kong’s digital natives

If salary is no longer their top consideration, how do we best connect with today’s emerging workforce? The key to hiring and retaining the new generation of employees is to create in them a sense of belonging to your company. For digital natives born into our new communications age, constant communication is vital. Yet doing so can be a challenge at times, especially when dealing with the most connected group around.

不再是夢,到這5個國家生活吧!
Advice Columnist

不再是夢,到這5個國家生活吧!

時下流行Working Holiday,不少不甘於枯燥乏味打工仔生活的香港人都喜歡趁三十歲前出走香港,到外國生活一段時間,一邊工作一邊深入體驗當地的文化。Working Holiday之所以對香港人這麼吸引是因為不少人的現實生活未如理想──超長工時(無補水)、昂貴租金、通脹、狹窄的生活空間、急促的生活節奏等等,都令到香港人的工作和生活壓力很大。如果你也嚮往外國那種Work-Life Balance的生活,日後無論遇上到外國交流、升學、工作假期,還是移民的機會,以下由經合組織(OECD)所計算出來,Work-Life Balance指數最高的5個國家,將會是你不錯的選擇! #5 Belgium 在比利時,法律規定員工不能工作超過八小時,即每週工作不能多於38小時,通常只有高中層管理人員需要加班工作,不過加班工作亦需要申請批准。在比利時,星期日工作是犯法的。比利時人通常都能夠放一個月暑假,而且每位員工放暑假時享有相等於月薪85%的紅利。

Keep Your Employees Happy and Loyal With These Tips
Productivity Tips

Keep Your Employees Happy and Loyal With These Tips

Business managers and leaders know how expensive it is to have to restaff their teams. Between recruiting costs and loss of productivity due to an unfulfilled position, companies cannot afford to lose employees on a regular basis. There are many ways to keep your employees happy and loyal, often at little or no cost to the bottom line.

Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For
Career Coaching & Guidance

Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For

As a manager, everyone wants to be respected and well-liked by their employees. Unfortunately, it’s a fine line to walk between being treated with professional deference and being treated like a friend who can be taken advantage of in the office. While it is important to maintain friendly relations with your team, as the boss, some distance must be maintained in order to preserve the working relationship. Here are some ways that you can ensure that you’re acting like the personable, yet respected boss everyone wants to work for.

When and How to Say No in the Workplace
Advice Columnist

When and How to Say No in the Workplace

Over 74 percent of workers surveyed say they want flexible options at work and it’s becoming more commonplace to make it happen. Read on to learn when and how to say no in the workplace…

How Managers Can Help Employees to Stop Hating Work
Advice Columnist

How Managers Can Help Employees to Stop Hating Work

Let’s face it. If any of your employees win the lottery, they would stop coming to work. Most people prefer (and daydream about) never having to work another day of their lives. And yet, most people will not win the lottery, and will be clocking in day after day looking for you, their manager, to make life tolerable. Good news, however, as there are actually some research-backed ways that managers can help get employees to stop hating work.

Looking for ways to improve your work-life balance?
Career Coaching & Guidance

Looking for ways to improve your work-life balance?

Striking a balance between work and personal life isn’t easy, but it’s extremely important to most people. According to the “2016 Hays Asia Salary Guide”, work-life balance…….