Jon Shooshani and Sebastian Elghanian got a bird's eye view of how quickly the pandemic changed tech workers' priorities. The founders of JOON, an employee benefits software platform that automates the reimbursement process for workers, said they almost immediately began to see shifts in how people were using their benefits. Employees were quickly redirecting their gym membership benefits towards wearables and home workout equipment, and companies were expanding benefits for a home office and childcare — things they normally didn't pay for.
"I just don’t think women should be in an orchestra," said Zubin Mehta, longtime conductor of the Los Angeles and New York philharmonic orchestras. Mehta wasn’t alone in that opinion. The Berlin Philharmonic did not hire a woman until 1982, and Vienna held out until 1997. But starting in the 1970s, American orchestras made a small change in their hiring practices that made a big difference in the number of women musicians hired—from less than 5% in 1970 to 40% in 2019. The change was the "blind audition."
Most American workers are hired "at will": Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party may terminate the arrangement at any time for a good or bad reason or none at all. In keeping with that no-strings-attached spirit, employees may move on as they see fit – unless they happen to be among the tens of millions of workers bound by a contract that explicitly forbids getting hired by a competitor.
Organizations are adopting creative strategies for return to work and it might also be time to revamp performance review processes. Current techniques don't work well. The Harvard Business Review reports: "It's still broken and has become a political and bureaucratic battlefield. Part of the reason it doesn't work, in our view, is that all the power still rests with the boss. Additionally, the end-of-year performance review often becomes a negotiation around compensation and promotion rather than a true development discussion."
A company's success and productivity are directly related to the productivity of its employees. If you are willing to achieve your goals, set higher targets and get the desired traction, you need to make sure that your employees achieve their targets and bring productivity to the company. The management must keep track of employee productivity and work towards improving the same. As the needs of employees have changed significantly over time, it has become essential to cater to their needs and provide them with a conducive work environment to increase their productivity.
We’ve been hearing about the issue for weeks: Businesses are struggling to recruit new employees. As states and workplaces all across the country reopen amid the pandemic, many employers are finding it difficult to fill open positions. With "help wanted" signs not doing the trick, some businesses are rethinking the recruiting process entirely. "We never thought we were going to have an issue trying to bring people into the workplace," said Wes Ayar, co-owner of Urban Air in Sterling Heights.