Abel HR Blog

8 Ways to Destress at Home

Stress is the culprit of mental and physical issues. Whether your stress is deep-rooted in your childhood or caused by a recent altercation at work, your home is supposed to make you feel at ease and relaxed. And this is why you must destress at home and throw bad energy out the door, where they […]

Time-Blocking: What is it?

How many times have you written a list of things to do, only to accomplish nothing by the end of the day? Do you struggle with managing your time between projects? Time management is difficult for everyone, but with a few alterations to your schedule and work systems – such as applying time-blocking – you […]

The Benefits of Prioritizing Internal Promotions

The Benefits of Prioritizing Internal PromotionsWith the labor market as tight as it currently is (covered in our blogs here and here), companies are increasingly looking at their own internal roster to identify their next super-star employee. But does hiring internally have any tangible benefit vs. filling the job in the “traditional way,”? Read on to find out! […]

Basket Ideas for the Office

Whether you’re throwing a party at the office or thinking of sending an appreciation gift to celebrate an occasion or an achievement, gift baskets are a surefire way to make every team member feel cared for.  If you’re running out of unique gift basket ideas, here are a few inspirations you can choose from. Wine […]

The Importance of Employee Development in a Hybrid Setting

You’d think that after spending 20 months working remotely we would all be masters in the art of working from home. One area where many businesses are falling short is in professional development. Certainly, at the beginning of the pandemic, we all shifted to survival mode. Sometimes due to the business being in danger and […]

Swag Gifts That Matter

Commonly known as free gifts, many people define swag as “Stuff We All Get.” Whatever it means, giving away swag gifts is always appreciated, by your employees or customers and clients. Here are some exciting ideas you can try: Hats Generally, an inexpensive swag gift that everyone loves, hats are great ways to please people […]

Best Practices for Virtual Job Fairs

When Covid-19 put the kibosh on most non-essential gatherings, job fairs very quickly adapted to the times and enjoyed great success in using virtual programs to place recent college graduates into in-demand fields. In this blog, we’ll walk you through some of the pros and cons of job fairs and share best practices for getting the […]

Companies Plan to Offer Bigger Benefits this Year

The ongoing labor shortage is driving up the competition for employees, but many businesses that are struggling to recover in the post-pandemic world, are hard-pressed to hand over huge starting salaries. Instead, businesses are looking strategically at their benefits offerings and seeing what they can add to and improve to make themselves stand out in […]

5 Ways to Celebrate Employee Appreciation

It’s inevitable. There are days when employee motivation and productivity are not the highest. On the other hand, there are days when employees churn in as much as they can and bring efficiency to the workplace. Never forget to recognize the latter to boost your employees’ morale. Celebrating small or big wins means a lot. […]