EMPLOYEES ARE ADJUSTING TO THE NEW NORMAL.There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the U.S. workforce. In just two months, remote work among knowledge workers grew from 27% to 60%. While this has been a huge adjustment for many employees, the benefits of working from home have only become increasingly evident. Remote workers lower your overall operating cost, grant you access to a more diverse employee base, and allow you to offer greater around-the-clock support. A permanent solution to an unforeseen crisis is likely going to outlive the pandemic itself. In fact, Global Workforce Analytics predicts that 25–30% of the workforce will still be working-from-home multiple days a week by the end of 2021. This transitionary period is only beginning, and the COVID crisis will transform how we work and manage our workforce entirely.
We still have a long way to go, however, and the past few months have shed some light on the lack of support previously provided for remote workers. Many HR practitioners have never accounted for the various challenges that come along with working from home, such as feelings of isolation, more intense work schedules, and a lack of employee interactions to promote creativity and collaboration. RJ Reliance has partnered with MHR International to provide our customers with People First Connect, a software solution that will hold your organization together with a sense of cohesion, connectedness, and purpose. With years of experience helping to support evolving workplaces, RJR can give you the tools to transform your remote workforce today and into the future. Our goal is to drive your business performance while maintaining your company’s culture and identity. Connect People First Connect is a flexible, modular platform designed to cover the entire work experience in one place. It understands business processes, including notification, authorization, and the delegation of authority. By providing a whole set of tools to listen to your employees and track their performance, Connect allows your company to work better together while driving your business goals. Maintaining a successful workforce from afar starts with cultivating a sense of connectedness and collaboration regardless of where people are located. Motivate One of the major drawbacks of remote work is the inevitable loss of motivation that comes with being confined to your home office. We often take for granted the words of affirmation we hear daily in the office, whether it be a simple compliment from a coworker or a conversation over lunch. It is impossible to stay motivated through a screen when it feels as though your hard work is going unnoticed. Recognition is such a simple yet effective way to let employees know that they are valued. For this very reason, Connect includes a unique virtual recognition system that allows employees to recognize coworkers for their accomplishments publicly. Leaving a comment on an employee’s feed takes seconds, yet it boosts motivation, maintains your company’s culture, and sheds some light on the hard work being done across your organization. Communicate Without effective communication both within and across business units, a company cannot succeed. Via a social feed format, Connect allows you to broadcast important messages to individual teams and your entire company. Employees have the power to set up their own private communities and chat on different threads to keep conversations organized. Connect extends beyond business channels, as it also gives employees the ability to engage with various social communities depending on their interests. The platform has a little something for everyone and is sure to keep employees engaged from the comfort of their own home. We hope this snapshot of the future of remote workforce management piqued your interest. Even before the COVID crisis, RJR has been working to support evolving workplaces that include a growing percentage of remote team members. The current situation has only accelerated our interest in bringing solutions to our partners. For more information, watch our free webinar in which we team up with MHR International share real solutions to your remote challenges. Let’s Get the Conversation Started. Visit our website to learn more, or click here to get the conversation started.
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PEOPLE ANALYTICS IS TRANSFORMING WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT.In today’s rapidly growing market, the corporate competition to acquire and retain the best talent is not slowing down any time soon. At the forefront lies a new secret weapon, HR analytics. Companies are now utilizing people analytics in all aspects of workforce planning and talent management. These evidence-based insights can change how workforce decisions are executed, allowing for streamlined processes, increased transparency, and improved company-wide performance. Given the recent COVID-19 crisis, HR analytics are more critical than ever. As most workplaces have shifted to remote settings, organizations face new challenges such as psychological stressors on employees, managing jobs from afar, and requests for flexible work conditions. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) notes that it is vital for businesses to quickly and effectively respond to these changes, emphasizing the importance of data-driven decision-making. This time of uncertainty provides the perfect opportunity for actionable HR analytics to drive positive change. Despite the apparent benefits of HR analytics, only a select few practitioners utilize these solutions when making business decisions. The enormous demand for analytics is, therefore, offset by an inability to capitalize on data. A survey conducted by CIPD reveals that 89% of HR professionals plan to use people data and analytics. Yet, only 5% of in-house and 14% of independent HR professionals focus on this area. Among those who do utilize these tools, capabilities are often limited to basic analytics and reporting, with only 6% using advanced techniques to inform business decision making. While people analytics are in high demand across all industries, many HR practitioners have yet to develop the necessary analytics skills. 
Efficiency and Quality Building out the technical team and infrastructure necessary to properly utilize HR analytics can take months, even years. At RJ Reliance, our in-house experience allows us to get clients up and running on the initial scope within a quarter. Speed does not come at the expense of quality, however, as you are guaranteed to receive top-notch solutions completed on-time. Our goals are to optimize your resources, maximize your technology, and drive your productivity with sustainable ROI. White-glove Solutions At RJR, you are more than just a number. Our white-glove solutions ensure an engaging and fully personalized customer experience. It starts with identifying your business goals and translating them into an analytical strategy. We want to understand where you are now and what challenges stand in between you and where you want to be. During the execution phase, we transform and generate data to provide insights into your business. Finally, we enable you to utilize your analytical capabilities through data management, visualization, and integration. RJ Reliance creates your individualized analytical road map so that you don’t have to. Industry-wide Expertise With nearly two decades of experience with proven and empowered data extraction, RJ Reliance serves to bridge the gap between demand for HR analytics and successful application. We bring subject matter expertise to solve business problems, technical expertise to build the best-in-class solutions, and delivery expertise to ensure that business value is realized within your organization. From Fortune 500s to startups, RJR provides innovation in line with best practices across every vertical. We provide you with the capabilities necessary to fully capitalize on HR analytics and add value to your business. Visit our website to learn more, or click here to get the conversation started. INEFFECTIVE ONBOARDING LEADS TO DISENGAGED EMPLOYEES.
With increasing pressure to be competitive in today’s market, companies are always on the hunt for the best talent. The real feat, however, is retaining that talent. When executed effectively, onboarding leads to sustained engagement and reduced time to proficiency. However, a study conducted by the Human Capital Institute reveals that only 40% of participants believe their onboarding is effective at retaining new hires. Additionally, only 20% of those hires leave in their first 45 days. To turn onboarding processes around, HR departments must think about how they can integrate new employees into their organization and get them engaged from day one. A study done by Gallup shows that effective onboarding experiences increase retention, reduce employee ramp-up time, and increase the overall likelihood of engagement. The results revealed 25% turnover improvements and a 25% increase in profitability. RJ Reliance has partnered with Boomi to grant our customers seamless onboarding solutions that boost cost-efficiency, productivity, and employee engagement. With years of expertise delivering superior results globally, we are committed to providing low-cost integrations tailored to your needs. By unifying onboarding experiences across connected businesses, Boomi allows you to effectively support employees from the moment they are hired and achieve your business outcomes faster.  Reduce Manual Effort No one wants to perform the same manual tasks day after day. With Boomi, you have the ability to transform onboarding into a seamless, automated experience. Automation technology has the power to collect, input, and show data that can then be triggered and presented into other systems. By minimizing manual data entries, companies not only alleviate headaches but greatly reduce human error. When information is entered and transferred correctly and efficiently, you are sure to see significant decreases in employee ramp-up time and boosts in overall productivity. Enable Cross-functional Collaboration You can’t achieve a connected and effective onboarding experience without collaboration. Boomi integration ensures that all business units involved have access to the same new hire data by connecting all data sources and business applications. Important employee information can be organized and routed with the assurance that it is accurate and consistent. You gain real-time visibility into onboarding workflows, creating a single lens view of the entire operation, and reducing your turnaround time. Improve Engagement Enhancing employee engagement is all about making new hires feel like valued members of the company from the very start. By shifting onboarding to become more personalized and engaging, you can eliminate the risk of poor onboarding procedures tainting your employee experience. It’s time to create unique and reliable onboarding experiences that will set the tone for the rest of the employee lifecycle. Visit our website to learn more, or click here to get the conversation started. |
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