Year-End Mahalo: Elevating the Impact of Holiday Bonuses & Rewards

Year-End Mahalo: Elevating the Impact of Holiday Bonuses & Rewards

Discover creative ways to surprise your team this holiday season with thoughtful gestures that leave a lasting impact. As the holiday season approaches, there’s a unique opportunity for businesses to express gratitude to their hardworking teams. Beyond the traditional year-end bonus, this blog explores creative ways to surprise and appreciate employees. From personalized gifts to…

Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – for Managers
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Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – for Managers

This overview provides guidance for managers to recognize and address behaviors that can be construed as harassment in the workplace. For expert assistance, please contact your ProService HR Consultant. Managers and Preventing Sexual Harassment Employers are required by law to provide a harassment-free work environment, by addressing inappropriate or harassing behaviors when they occur, and…

How to Make Remote Employees Feel Connected

How to Make Remote Employees Feel Connected

Wondering how to make remote employees feel connected? Here are all the remote work culture ideas you need to connect virtually. Many Hawaii businesses have adapted to accommodate remote working models over the past few years. The employee benefits are well documented. Advantages include: Time savings – No more commuting! Even with an average daily…

How to Onboard Remote Workers in Hawaii

How to Onboard Remote Workers in Hawaii

Tips for onboarding remote workers, from what to do before their first day, to 30-60-90 day plans, the buddy system approach, and more! Now that the pandemic has normalized remote work and new technologies have emerged, Hawaii companies have widened their talent pools and are hiring people on the mainland to work remotely more easily…

How to Create Flexibility in the Workplace
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How to Create Flexibility in the Workplace

4 questions business owners and managers should consider to build a more flexible environment. The pandemic has permanently transformed flexibility into a powerful perk that companies are still using to recruit and retain top talent. The lack of flexibility is often a reason employees leave a job. For job seekers, flexibility is increasingly becoming an…

Creating a Workplace Where In-Person & Remote Employees Thrive

Creating a Workplace Where In-Person & Remote Employees Thrive

Hawaii’s remote location in the Pacific Ocean has long compounded our talent shortage here in the islands. But in a post-pandemic world, local employers have an unprecedented opportunity to fill critical skills gaps by hiring remote workers on the mainland. With a new acceptance of remote work arrangements and a broader familiarity with the technologies…

What Hawaii Businesses Need to Know  About Out-of-State Employees
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What Hawaii Businesses Need to Know About Out-of-State Employees

For many years, Hawaii has been losing its residents. We all know someone who has moved from Hawaii to the continent for a new job, higher education, better cost of living, to be closer to family, or for military service. A 2021 report by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, reveals that young,…

Basic Employee Benefit Terms Every New Hire Should Know [Email Template]

Basic Employee Benefit Terms Every New Hire Should Know [Email Template]

Some of the oldest Gen Zers graduated from high school or college during the pandemic and have just entered the workforce. This means your company could be their first place of full-time employment and the first time they come across benefits like PTO or 401(k). In the HR world, there is never a shortage of…

Do Generations Think About Employee Benefits Differently?

Do Generations Think About Employee Benefits Differently?

Each generation is different when it comes to how they think about employee benefits. While Baby Boomers might seek out companies with top-notch retirement, healthcare, and wellness benefits, Gen X, born between 1965 – 1980, might be most interested in employee benefits that help them care for aging parents or provide financial protection. Millennials, who…

Proximity Bias is a Real Challenge for Hybrid Teams. Here are 4 Ways to Avoid It.

Proximity Bias is a Real Challenge for Hybrid Teams. Here are 4 Ways to Avoid It.

As we emerge from the pandemic, many Hawaii employers have continued to embrace a hybrid workplace to boost employee satisfaction. While most have ironed out the logistical details related to its implementation, employees still see one major glitch with the system – proximity bias, or the tendency for management to give preferential treatment to people…

The High Cost of Emotional Labor at Work

The High Cost of Emotional Labor at Work

During the pandemic, frontline healthcare workers were experiencing alarming levels of burnout as they managed their own worries about COVID-19, while taking care of patients who were also anxious about the highly contagious virus. At the same time, viral videos circulated of flight attendants, food service, and retail workers trying to reason with customers who…