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Evolution of a company retreat: from product updates to breaking bread

Workable

The first time we did it [in 2013],” he says, β€œthe company must have had between five and 10 people.” But Nikos and his colleagues decided that everyone should be involved in such a company retreat – even as the number of people to be flown in and put in hotels was growing. That, of course, was an easy thing to plan for.

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Event Recap: Toronto Best Places to Work Roadshow

Glassdoor for Employers

Recently, when offered the chance to attend a Glassdoor event where I would hear from representatives of Glassdoor’s much touted Best Places to Work 2016 list (and enjoy a free breakfast at Toronto’s prestigious King Edward Hotel), it was a no-brainer. The results: they reduced hiring costs by $1M and increased retention from 28% to 43%.

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12 Recruitment Conferences You MUST VISIT in Summer/Autumn 2016

Social Talent

12 July, The Grange City Hotel , London. 27-28 July, The Langham Hotel , Melbourne. Want to improve your recruitment, retention and people management practices? 4-5 August, The Leela Hotel Ambience , Gurgaon India. Buy your tickets here. HR Summit Melbourne. Hoping to improve your leadership skills? Click here to buy.

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Staffing News of the Day, October 25, 2013

Staffing Talk

Provider of housekeeping personnel for hotels Hospitality Staffing Solutions Group LLC files for bankruptcy [Yahoo Finance]. look to axe recruitment & retention bonuses [Value Walk]. The top four cities creating the most middle-class jobs are in Texas [Forbes]. Revenue rose more than 15 percent to $432.2

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40 Hong Kong Tech Startups To Work For (or Follow) in 2019

Jobbatical

Founded by Aananth Solaiyappan , Frances Kang , Kelly Wong, and Simon Loong in 2013, WeLab received a top ranking in Deloitte’s inaugural β€œHong Kong Technology Fast 20” programme in 2017. Is a financial-services comparison website, founded in 2013 by Alistair Musgrave. Currently, it has more than 50,000 users, and has raised over $7.2

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