Tips for managing remote teams
If you’re in a hurry, here are the important takeaways from the 2023 work calendar in the United States: Working days in Q4: October 2023: 21 November 2023: 20 December 2023: 20 Working days in 2023: 249 Work hours in 2023: 1,992 Weekdays in 2023: 260 If you’d like to get more detail and access downloadable graphics, read on… Working Days By Month, Q4…
We’ve determined the 20 best employee benefits to offer in 2023 based on primary and secondary research. These are the most desirable, in-demand benefits for workers based on studies from HBR and SHRM combined with our own research of 3,920 companies (and the benefits they offer). Learn more about the studies that have uncovered the best benefits for employees, then see the list of the…
Every time you hear “team retreat activities,” you shudder inside. These types of activities always seem to end with someone singing awful karaoke or failing a team trust fall. But now you’re in charge of planning the activities for your company’s coming retreat, and you want to change that reputation. You need activities that will bring your team together without bringing down the mood. If…
Don’t worry – you won’t have to wear matching coats. You’ve been given the task of planning your company’s retreat, but with great power comes great responsibility. Should you go to Bermuda or the Bahamas? Should the team do an escape room or karaoke? And is there a thing as too many meetings? (Okay, you’re probably not asking that last one.) If you’re looking for…
Use this salary to hourly calculator to quickly determine your hourly earnings from your annual salary. You can also customize the way you calculate salary to hourly earnings by changing the inputs: currency, salary, hours worked per week, and weeks worked per year. Want to reverse the calculation?Try our hourly to salary calculator. Instructions For The Annual To Hourly Salary Calculator Follow these steps to…
Use this free hourly to salary calculator to quickly determine your annual salary from your hourly rate, hours worked, and weeks worked in a year. You can also customize the annual salary calculator for six common currencies. Instructions For Hourly To Annual Salary Calculator Follow these steps to calculate hourly to salary earnings in the tool above: Hit “Calculate.” The hourly to salary calculator will…
Use this free time sheet/time card calculator to determine the amount of hours worked in a given work week based on start time, end time, and time allotted for a lunch break (30 minutes, 1 hour, etc). Then, customize the report by adding an employee’s name and the time period. Finally, print or save the PDF version of the time sheet. Instructions For The Time…
The idea of taking a sabbatical from work can seem like it’s crazy. You’re too busy. You’re relied upon daily. How will the company operate without you? However, research has shown why a sabbatical may be worth pursuing – for you and your company. Here’s a complete look at how to take a sabbatical from work, from the proposal to the preparation. Click a link…
Since May 2021, there have been twice as many job openings as there are unemployed people, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Two jobs vying for one candidate means that companies need to innovate to attract and retain talent. Alongside the competition for talent, the concept of “burnout” at work has gained increasing traction, with employees and employers alike recognizing the need for meaningful…
Companies have started to adopt a concept that has roots dating back to ancient times—the sabbatical leave. But what exactly is a sabbatical leave from work? How does it work, who is it for, and why is it becoming more prevalent in today’s workplace? This article answers the question, “What is sabbatical leave?” You’ll see a number of angles to answer that question – a…