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Guest blog post by FHRD Member, Buddy HR & Payroll Software. Would you give payroll more importance if you knew that 44% of employees with payroll-related errors, consider leaving their current place of work? Jonathan Mifsud, a payroll expert, recently gave a presentation on "The Payroll Trinity" at Accountex, a leading Accountancy and Payroll show held in London. In his presentation, Jonathan emphasised the importance of recognising the three Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, Deloitte Malta. Deloitte Malta has recently launched the first edition of Women @ Work 2023: A Local Outlook, emulating Deloitte Global’s now established annual survey. The objective of launching the survey locally is to be able to gather data and provide insights in respect of working women. Findings from the research will provide important insight and comparatives for Malta that may not be Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, Up Your Level  Integration vs individuality  Where does it begin? We often associate it with bonding with others in a team or partnership or being part of a community. But are we going about integration the right way? If so why is it not working? This morning I was listening to the audiobook: Intraconnected by Dr. Dan Siegel – which (in oversimplified concise Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, Paths Clinic. Stress is a term most of us are familiar with, especially when linked to our working lives. Whilst we all experience stress in different ways, the term no doubt conjures up unpleasant, negative thoughts and feelings for most of us. Stress in the workplace is so pervasive that statistics carried out in the UK by the Mental Health Foundation found that Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, Paths Clinic Experiencing mental health issues is actually very common. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 1 in 5 children and adolescents have a mental health condition, depression affects 264 million people worldwide, and 800,000 people die by suicide every year. Therefore, the chance of you knowing someone experiencing mental health issues, such as a friend, family member or colleague, is highly Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, APS Bank plc. One debate which is gathering steam is the pensions’ landscape in Malta. The demographic challenges brought about by the baby boomers’ era and the way social norms evolved over subsequent years, meant that governments in developed countries could no longer depend on people in employment financing the ever-increasing number of pensioners.  Whereas many other countries have long implemented effective pension Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, CSB Group  ‘Quiet quitting’ has recently become a popularised term via TikTok. In spite of this, the idea behind quiet quitting is not necessarily a new one. Often, employees who feel tired, overworked and even burnt-out stop putting in the extra time and effort without ever feeling the need to give it a label. However, through social media, this practice has been given Read More

Guest blog post by FHRD Member, EY. EY Malta carried out a survey among Malta's workforce to find out how the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors have affected their views on work. The results demonstrate that the rapid shift to digital and remote work has meant that people are now after far more flexibility with where they work, how they work and when they work. 52% of respondents are Read More