Job enrichment: Definition, examples, strategy
According to a survey by Gallup, only 13% of employees are engaged in their work. What’s more, the same survey revealed that very few employees [...]
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Kat Valier
What is EDMS? Electronic document management explained
Whether it’s handling purchase orders, invoices, or employee data, it is vital to have a reliable system in place for efficient document management. With this [...]
What is HRIS? Human resource information systems guide
What is HRIS and how can it help your business? A Human Resources Information System (HRIS) is the most commonly used software in HR. In [...]
Internal communications: Benefits, best practices, and tools
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that internal communications can be a make-or-break factor for any company. Recently, the topic went viral after [...]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Payroll for Small Businesses
Starting a business brings on a whole new set of challenges, from making your first sale to looking for ways to expand. When the time [...]
Managing a one-on-one meeting: The definitive guide
According to a recent survey, a whopping 71% of managers said that meetings are unproductive and inefficient. Which begs the question: why would any manager [...]
How to Calculate the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) in 4 Steps
What is the productive capacity of your company? In other words, do you know what the full time equivalent is and how it can help [...]
Remote Onboarding: Process and Best Practices
The hiring and onboarding of remote employees have become a regular task for recruiters and companies across the US. And thanks to advancements in HR [...]
Employee Mental Health: How to Promote Well-Being at Work
Mental health awareness in the workplace is essential and is becoming a key focus within the HR industry. As many as 1 in 5 adults [...]
What Is a Training Agreement and How Do You Use It?
As an employer, it is important to invest in employee learning and development to help your team grow. Training and development plans for employees can [...]
Writing a Self Appraisal for a Performance Review
A self-appraisal is a process where an employee reviews their own performance at work. It is an opportunity for employees to evaluate their strengths and [...]
9 Influential HR Leaders that #BreaktheBias in 2022
Celebrated annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day sheds light on some of the most pressing issues in the workplace: gender equality and diversity, equity, [...]
What Happens When Boomerang Employees Come Your Way?
To rehire or not to rehire, that is the question. Actually, that is a question that is more and more likely to cross the mind [...]
At Factorial, we have a fresh look! Here’s how we built our new brand
Since our founding five years ago, it has been our goal to provide HR solutions for time-consuming administrative tasks. As we’ve grown, our values have [...]
HR’s Guide to Cultivating Workforce Resilience
If anything, the global pandemic has made us aware of uncertainties. Rapid change has become the new norm and with it, buzz words like “workforce [...]
How to Use Diversity Metrics to Create a Truly Inclusive Workplace
DE&I is about more than just changing your mission statement. In this article, we address how organizations can track their progress toward DE&I goals using [...]
Hiring dashboard: Insights to improve your recruiting strategy
When it comes to recruitment, efficiency is key. From looking at the needs of the company to the onboarding of new talent, a hiring dashboard [...]
13 Tips to Reduce Employee Stress at Work
Over the past two years, stress levels have gone through the roof! Now more than ever, teams need to be there for each other. Thankfully, [...]
Mentoring in the Workplace: How to Create a Climate of Inclusivity
As the saying goes, strangers are just friends waiting to happen. Imagine the interactions amongst employees in your workplace. Is there room for improvement? It [...]
HR Dashboard: Drive Your Team to New Horizons
HR managers often walk the line between data analysts and people managers. To do this with flair, they need an intuitive presentation of employee data. [...]
HR Career Paths: What’s the Next Step for You?
Offices are reopening and HR positions are in demand. Many professionals are wondering: What are the different HR career paths? And what is the best [...]
Talent Pool: Building a Community of Top Candidates
A talent pool can have a make-or-break effect on companies, especially during a labor shortage. Currently, recruiting managers are finding themselves with vacancies that need [...]
Career Progression: Planning for an Equitable Workforce
No one wants to be stuck in a static position, especially a talented and ambitious group of professionals. More than high compensation, active job searchers [...]
What is a PEO, Anyway? A Closer Look at HR Outsourcing
Companies are like evolving organisms. And like all living entities, expansions and changes come with growing pains. When HR-related tasks become too difficult, what’s the [...]