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HR Nightmare Under the Tree
How to manage human resources during the holidays? As the holiday season approaches, it’s time for a rush of leave requests, a dip in motivation, and difficult scheduling. In short, every HR manager’s nightmare. While many employers may see the Christmas period as a challenge, a few tricks can help avoid many unpleasant situations when creating the HR schedule. Moreover, you can even improve your employees’ performance!
Smart HR Planning
According to labor law, the employer controls the employee's vacation days except for 7 days per year. This means if an employee has already requested 7 days off before the Christmas period, the management will distribute their remaining vacation days for the rest of the year.
While it might seem tempting to scatter the vacation days randomly after the mid-summer holiday rush, merely touching on Christmas, we recommend another approach. Try sitting down with your employees during the January meeting to distribute the anticipated vacation days for the year. A great HR tip: those who request more vacation in the summer should be allocated fewer days in the winter, and vice versa.
This tip won’t save you from this year’s resource shortages, but it’s certainly worth considering for the future!
Early Holiday Schedule Preparation is Key to HR Management
Boost Resources!
This tip can significantly help manage the HR nightmare between the holidays!
Although the time for company Christmas parties has passed, the real slump hits not before Christmas Eve, but between the holidays. The simplest way to motivate your human resources during this period is to extend the festive atmosphere a bit! Organize a team-building event with an "Eternal Christmas" theme: who wouldn’t love to wear their ugly sweater without any repercussions even after the Christmas tree is down?
If there’s no time to organize a full team-building event, a great HR trick is to offer tea, cakes, or soft blankets in the office for employees to snuggle in. It will almost feel like home!
Attitude Matters
Let’s not forget that returning from the holiday table to the office chair isn’t a walk in the park for the management either. If employees see their superiors are equally reluctant and demotivated, how can they return with full energy?
A cornerstone of good HR management is attitude, so it’s crucial to display the work ethic you expect from your employees. You are their resource from which they draw strength on tougher days: demonstrate that it’s indeed possible to work with full energy and a smile, even in a post-Christmas coma!
How’s the HR Doing?
In larger companies, multiple people are responsible for employee well-being, so the HR department's situation is crucial between the holidays. Unmotivated HR personnel cannot effectively manage and support employees. Moreover, good ideas don’t come from dull, uninspired periods!
Pay special attention to your HR colleagues to ensure they can actively support you during tougher times!
Empower Your Workforce!
If your company has struggled with severe human resources issues for years, consider a shutdown between the holidays.
This step involves reorganizing the entire year's HR management but can significantly enhance the company's annual efficiency. Increased productivity means you can reduce resources between the holidays, allowing the new year to start with full energy.
This not only empowers them but also fosters loyalty as it shows you respect their needs and the sanctity of the holiday season.
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