{"id":10110,"date":"2020-08-25T00:11:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T22:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmkedev.wpengine.com\/?p=10110"},"modified":"2021-11-02T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T14:31:11","slug":"employer-handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/employer-handbook","title":{"rendered":"BrighterMonday Employer HandBook: Guide to Managing Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the economy, with the partial and complete lockdown of some industries. Some companies took extreme measures to survive like conducting layoffs and sending staff home on unpaid leave. As the ill-fated storm of the pandemic ebbs, companies are finding their footing and slowly regaining a semblance of normal operations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even amid efforts to return to the workplace, employers and HR professionals know that the workplace has changed. The biggest challenge right now is managing this change and ensure the business thrives.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0b6a499a083\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" 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>BrighterMonday Employer Hand Book: Advice from Experts&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Various_Changes_in_the_Current_Workplace_Landscape\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various Changes in the Current Workplace Landscape<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social distancing, precautions and safety in the workplace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Task organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New tools and software&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digitization&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication and managing customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Changing work schedule<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team restructuring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New rules for accessing the workplace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the BrighterMonday Employer Handbook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Free today<\/span><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/research\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nd get practical tips on managing these changes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BrighterMonday_Employer_Hand_Book_Advice_from_Experts\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BrighterMonday Employer Hand Book: Advice from Experts&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/research\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630.png\" alt=\"employer handbook\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630-378x198.png 378w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630-770x404.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630-1536x806.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BMKE_Employer-Handbook_Generic-Banner_1200by630-390x205.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BrighterMonday Kenya has been at the forefront playing its part in providing support to the job market ecosystem and its stakeholders. With initiatives like the <\/span><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/unity-in-adversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unity in Adversity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign providing free listing services to employers looking to hire critical talent, and tools like the <\/span><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/employer\/skills-assessments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skills Assessment Tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that helps employers get the best talent using assessments curated by industry experts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These initiatives have helped employers get the talent they needed to stay afloat during the most difficult times in this pandemic. Now that times have changed and the workplace is evolving, BrighterMonday is here, yet again providing guidance on managing the post-Covid-19 workplace with the <\/span><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employer Handbook.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is a handbook filled with best practice tips and advice unpacking the different challenges presently facing workplaces and professional input from leading HR experts in Kenya.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pasted-image-0-10.png\" alt=\"employer handbook\" width=\"1084\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pasted-image-0-10.png 1084w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pasted-image-0-10-1024x315.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pasted-image-0-10-770x237.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pasted-image-0-10-1080x333.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pasted-image-0-10-390x120.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the BrighterMonday Employer Handbook for Free Today! For more tips and advice on how to manage the post-covid workplace <a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/employers-corner-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the economy, with the partial and complete lockdown of some industries. Some companies took extreme measures to survive like conducting layoffs and sending staff home on unpaid leave. 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