At the end of 2020, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador remained at the bottom of the Human Development Index ranking, while Costa Rica and Panama were better evaluated.
The report entitled The Next Frontier, Human Development and the Anthropocene, which was published on December 15, 2020 at the global level, updates the Human Development Index (HDI) that is calculated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Due to the precariousness of the English language, in recent years’ companies in the Contact Center & BPO sector have decided to close thousands of jobs in the region and relocate their investments to other markets where they have no difficulty in recruiting qualified personnel.
Reports at a global level show that the command of English is one of the weaknesses at a Central American level.
On August 29 and 30, the HR Forum will be held in San José, an event that will address issues such as talent and recruitment, human resources strategy, the relationship between employees and aspects of legislation, among others.
The congress will be held in English at the Hotel Intercontinental and will bring together more than 200 people, with representatives of the more than 305 multinational companies that will arrive in the country, informed CINDE.
The difficulties in identifying staff training needs and the lack of a clear relationship between new employee skills and incentives diminishes the possibility of achieving company goals.
According to the Deloitte 2019 Global Study of Human Capital Trends, in which more than 9,400 business leaders from around the world participated, including 261 from Costa Rica, the learning of business staff is the most relevant trend.
If job responsibilities are easy then it's very likely that you may not be using the full potential of your workers, preventing their personal growth and causing demotivation.
In a discussion of the topic in an article in Harvard Business Review, Francesca Gino says that the belief that work without stress increases productivity, is false.
Beyond the fact that stress can cause disease, the truth is that in order to be more productive, it is essential to feel some stress.
Companies recognize how important managing a growing international and mobile workforce is for the future of their businesses, but they do not know how to do it.
Companies do not have an appropriate strategy to deal with the transformation that is happening the way of working in the world -from the convergence of five generations to operations spread across the planet- which will lead to a crisis in management, attraction and retention of talent, concludes the Workforce 2020 study, prepared by Oxford Economics and SAP.
A professional degree used to be a guarantee of social mobility and prestige, but the current labour market pays little for some of them.
The labor market can be compared to the commercial market. Salaries are defined by the evolution of supply and demand. When supply is greater than demand, salaries are lowered and when demand is greater than supply, wages rise.
Simply paying more is not enough, instead specific needs of each worker should be addressed, such as flexible schedules, teleworking and services such as child care and fitness.
Participating in the Forum on Human Resources by Capital Financiero entitled "Keys to Success in Retaining Talent," were Juan Planells, former director of the National Institute of Vocational Training for Human Development (Inadeh); Alberto Saenz, director of PwC Consulting, and human resource manager of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Procter & Gamble and Dell, Jose Rivera, and David Cabrera Enrique Salgado, respectively, who addressed this issue.
If done right, teleworking yields great results. If done wrong ...
Good methods for managing teleworking depend on several factors: matching time zones, mutual cultural adaptation, the ability to define processes more or less strictly, and especially clear rules on the responsibilities of each of the parties: employer and employee.
An analysis of the issue appears in an article in Elnuevodiario.com.ni, which states that "Making people accountable," is one of the basic principles of teleworker management. The telecommuter needs "a set of rules in black and white" which they can follow.
There are plenty of applicants for the posts, but there are few who are really qualified to meet the demands of each job.
A study entitled 'Lack of Talent 2011' by the firm Manpower Group shows that 30% of companies in Costa Rica say they have trouble finding certain types of staff such as technicians, salesmen and secretaries with the required skills.
"If a person with 20 years of education emigrates and another person, with 12 years of education immigrates, the country has suffered a net loss of 8 years of investment in training."
The retention of human capital and recruitment of highly qualified human resources from other countries is of vital importance to nations.
Human resource mobility is increasing, and although this increases the productivity of the global economy it also means significant gains or losses in particular countries, according to the direction of migratory flow.
The organizational climate, a responsibility of the maximum chief of a company, is made of communication, fairness, teamwork and training.
A good working atmosphere is usually considered a responsibility of the HR manager, but the factors that ultimately determine it are controlled by the CEO.
“In this context, the role of the HR manager is to provide permanent advice to directors, managers and bosses on good management and leadership tools, promoting communication, information and a proper treatment of the company’s personnel”.
Consulting company asisting the hotel industry to reach their goals in a short term and sucess in a long term. Headhunting and organizational development services.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Mexico
Phone: (52998) 84 9435 - (52199) 34 7204
FedEx Express is first, Kimberly Clark second, followed by Oracle Caribbean, SC Johnson, Diageo, McDonalds and Agrisal Group.
In the rankings elaborated by the Great Place to Work Institute of Central America and the Caribbean, FedEx repeated as the best company to work for within Central America and the Caribbean.
In an article in Elperiodico.com.gt, Jorge Ferrari, president of Great Place to Work Institute of Central America and the Caribbean, stated that "it is no coincidence that these companies provide excellent operating results. Their human resource development has become their secret weapon for competing in the markets."
Irish online recruiter Saongroup.com has expanded its operations to central America with the acquisition of Tecoloco.com.
The Irish recruiter, which is jointly owned by telecoms entrepreneur Denis O'Brien and Cork businessman Leslie Buckley, is believed to have paid more than $3 million (€2.05 million) to acquire the business although no price was disclosed.
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...