Posts by Karine Moncéré
How to Ease Workload Stress
The Benefits of Conducting an HR Compliance Audit
As the influential management thinker Peter Drucker once famously said, "you can't manage what you can't measure." This is the first benefit of an HR compliance audit, which provides an effective method for your organisation to measure its adherence to people-related processes and legislation. In short, are you doing what you say you do? Are there policy gaps that need to be addressed? Which areas could be improved upon?
Entente Cordiale? Key HR Considerations When Setting Up Business Operations in France
When setting up operations in a country that isn't your own, there is a lot to organise, such as ensuring your business complies with international trading regulations, complex financial management, and practical aspects like finding the right premises. In this ready flow of practical tasks, is all too easy to forget that you will be working in a new culture, with new employment rules, and with new people, whose expectations differ – sometimes vastly – from those you are used to. With twenty valuable years of experience working closely with British and French companies, and the holder of qualifications in both employment disciplines, I am well-versed in the HR differences between the two countries, and how these translate into effective business operations. The official introduction of Brexit has seen a wealth of new enquiries about how to manage HR effectively in France. As there seems to be scarce guidance online, I have set out some key considerations below.
Supporting Diversity in The Workplace
Issues like the Black Lives Matter movement have shed new light on diversity in recent months. However, it seems that many organisations still aren’t doing anything about it. According to a recent poll conducted by the networking group Black and HR, 77% of respondents said that their workplace has not addressed “what has been happening in the black community at the moment.” As a result, some employees could be experiencing heightened emotions, or have questions about how their organisation encourages diversity and inclusion. Here are some ways in which your organisation can demonstrate its support.
