Health initiatives or an old-fashioned pat on the back?

Health initiatives or an old-fashioned pat on the back? Combating sickness absence: a goal most HR managers have set for their company. Hence, health initiatives are springing up like mushrooms. Ranging from fitness subscriptions to fresh fruits at the office: every possible effort is made to keep employees healthy. Unfortunately, the costs of such programs are [...]

Put theory into practice: the 2012 legislation on leave

Put theory into practice: the 2012 legislation on leave Several years ago, employers collectively discussed the topic of ‘leave’. At the time, the restrictions and possibilities were very unclear, which led to some difficult circumstances from time to time. The 2012 legislation on leave was then established to create some more clarity. In theorie: 8 depositories The [...]

Working from home versus control: the reality of HR

Working from home versus control: the reality of HR At macro level, working from home is definitely a positive thing: less traffic in rush hour, people can achieve more during the work day, and the economy gets a boost. Moreover, many employees are excited about the concept of ‘New Working’. More freedom, and more responsibility [...]

Leave requests: from complex procedures to an efficient overview

Leave requests: from complex procedures to an efficient overview Letters and email conversations have long since been established ways of requesting leave. HR-managers receive leave requests via these types of means, and as a result they have to undertake several steps to get back to employees with their feedback. As this can be a time-consuming [...]

Sick reports via an app: helpful or not?

Sick reports via an app: helpful or not? The umbrella term Employment Self-Service entails that employees are able to do more of their administration themselves. Request digital pay slips, inspect their terms of employment, get a Bike Plan set up: employees are increasingly able to take matters into their own hands. In that context, the [...]

A continuous stream of work: how can HR-managers possibly keep up with it?

A continuous stream of work: how can HR-managers possibly keep up with it? Productivity is at the forefront of our attention. Especially in the Human Resources area, being productive is a tricky business. As it happens, the average HR-manager can only work eleven minutes in one go. In this context, it is useful to think [...]

Compulsory vacations? The necessity of leave

Compulsory vacations? The necessity of leave The vacation season is over, but some employers have not finished discussing the topic of ‘vacation’. After all, employers have to set aside money for employees with an excess of leave. This is a disagreeable fact for most. But can an employer go so far as to make it [...]

How to be more socially responsible? Donate a day!

How to be more socially responsible? Donate a day! Do you want to do something about that reservoir of untaken leave? You can! And at the same time, you can help your company in becoming more socially responsible. Unicef has started a wonderful initiative that allows people to donate leave days to their foundation. This [...]

No more leave entitlement; how will you manage that?

Recently, the US company Netflix attracted attention with their appealing new vacation policy: instead of getting a set amount of leave days, employees can now decide for themselves when they take a day off. Most working professionals of this day and age definitely like the sound of that. Because who wouldn’t want to have more [...]

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