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While it may be the most wonderful time of the year for some people, for many the holidays can be associated with stress, chaos and overwhelm.

Employee engagement is defined as “the strength of the mental and emotional connection employees feel toward the work they do, their teams, and their organization”

With buzzworthy phrases like “Quiet Quitting”, “the Great Resignation”, or “the Great Reevaluation” making media headlines, there is no denying the importance of work-life balance; now more than ever before. What work-life balance looks like will vary from person to person, and even from organization to organization.  Continuously determining the needs of employees and creating initiatives will aid in overall recruitment and retention of employees by promoting stability and thus, engagement.

RLB Chartered Professional Accountants is excited to unveil the rebranded HR Consulting practice now known as RLB People.  

"Gen Z" is the youngest generation you will see currently beginning their careers. The oldest members of the generation are currently in their mid-20s and were born in the mid-1990s through the late 2000s. The future of work is here, with different expectations and mindsets on many topics and the notion of the work itself. It is imperative that employers understand the new generation as they enter the workforce and reshape the traditional workplace norms.

COVID-19 has opened employers' eyes to the benefits of offering remote and hybrid work opportunities. It may be challenging for some employers to imagine not conducting their new hires' onboarding and training in person, luckily there are various ways to ensure a smooth transition and foster a warm welcome virtually.

In today’s workforce, we are seeing more companies put diversity, equity, and inclusion into greater focus. DEI, as it is often shortened to, is so much more than a policy, a training session, or a headcount. It is an opportunity to foster employee engagement with varying perspectives.

What Employers need to know when implementing the Right to Disconnect Legislation Employers that employ 25 more employees on January 1st of any year must have a written policy on disconnecting from work in place by March 1st of that year. This is referred to as the Right to Disconnect provision. The purpose of this legislation is to support employees mental wellbeing and encourage work-life balance. The main questions employers and employees themselves are asking is what does this mean and how is this going to be implemented?

Employees are essential to growing a business, but the many factors to consider can be overwhelming if you have not done it before. Here you can find a list of essential considerations with some helpful links to get you started.

Some people may find it surprising that RLB offers Human Resources Consulting. We know you’re working towards creating the best organization you can, and RLB is there to help every step of the way.