You come to the conclusion that one of your employees no longer fits within your organization (soon). Because of a reorganization or a mismatch between your employee and his or her position. As an HR professional, you come into the picture to handle the outplacement process. But where do you start? If you search on…
Source: PW magazine (June 2021)Of course, we all know it: when you’re comfortable in your own skin, you function better. But where do you start as an employer and – just as relevant – where do you end to improve employee vitality? What does it cost and what does it yield, are likewise questions every…
Author: Maarten Geers (Psychologist)Many employers will recognize that while some of their employees hold appropriate positions, the employee’s existing potential is not being properly expressed. We know that employees with a negative self-image evaluate themselves as negative and incompetent. The employee is uncertain about his or her own actions, is predominantly guided by avoidance of…
As an employer, you obviously want to take good care of your staff. Also for the departing employees. All government or educational organizations are self-risk bearers for unemployment costs and counseling for other employment. To limit the financial burden and ensure that your departing employee gets all the guidance he or she needs to find…
COVID, in addition to its impact on living environment and health, has great import on economy and employment. Many organizations have been forced to downsize in part because of COVID. Many times this leads to reorganization. This is a profound decision for the board, management and staff. Little attention is left for those “left over,”…
The answer is no. As many as 67% of employees have no idea what the amount of their personal development budget is. This is according to the Studytube Learning & Development Monitor 2021. What is actually the average learning budget of an employee in the Netherlands? One-fifth of Dutch HR managers (21%) say their organization’s…
Source credit: image from “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” written by Charlie Mackesy Roeland de Graaff contributed a personal story to paper in response to the text and image, for which thanks. From now on, we will periodically invite an inspirational person to write a similar personal piece to an inspirational…
Aldermen drop out en masseArticle by Hans Bekkers and Henk Bouwmans from Binnenlands Bestuur (14-01-2021) In 2020, 231 aldermen temporarily or permanently left or fell from the College of Mayor and Aldermen. Most (109) came from a political breach of trust between the wheels. Research by The College Table commissioned by Binnenlands Bestuur shows that…
Because of COVID-19, we are by necessity in a new reality. Working from home, caring for children, worrying about parents, less socializing, less attention to exercise and relaxation, etc. We also see this new reality reflected in the numbers: more employees are worrying, experiencing stress and absenteeism. For this reason, speed coaching sessions are organized…
Recently Panthion B.V. and ViaMensa B.V. started working with a calculation tool of the National Platform Sustainable Employability and TNO. This calculation tool provides immediate insight into what (measures in the field of) sustainable employability can benefit your organization. 5 success factors for lasting sustainable employability policies Provide a clear and inspiring mission and vision…
Psychologist Thijs Launspach is a stress expert and author of the book Fucking pressure. He marvels at modern work and offers tips each week for more happiness and less stress in your work. Weekly, he writes a column for this news site. Today: work on vacation For many, it is a question that recurs every…
The labor market is changing tremendously due to the corona crisis. Jobs change, positions disappear, but new career opportunities also arise. With development advice (worth €700), you’ll know what you want, what you’re worth and how to seize opportunities. Working people and job seekers can take a development program free of charge from the beginning…
Source Article: This full article is from the Financial Daily: https://fd.nl/opinie/1347704/een-nieuwe-baan-door-passende-skills-niet-door-cv-en-diploma Simone Heidema and Nienke Meijer are associated with De Buitenboordmotor, Mariëlle Lichtenberg is a member of Rabobank’s group management board, Joost Farwerck is ceo KPN The economic recession caused by the pandemic means that many companies feel the need to adapt. Overall, a quarter…
Many of our clients face enormous challenges. The economic impact of Covid19 is huge for certain professions and industries. From the question of what Panthion HR & Career Services could do for various industries and sectors in terms of career and outplacement guidance, a fully digital outplacement / career path was developed. This pathway can…
From experience -I was an HR professional myself for fifteen years- I know that the “average” HR consultant is always busy, but actually gets too little appreciation. “HR needs to raise its profile” is then quickly shouted. But how do you do that in a constantly changing organization where you have to live up to…
A great drama is playing out in the labor market in the Corona crisis. The job security of many employees is under enormous pressure, and large-scale job loss is imminent, with all the problems and costs to society. Especially now, it is important to be career competent and thus agile in the job market. The…
Rik Berghout (pictured above) is founder and owner of Panthion HR & Career Services B.V. Rik comes from the HR profession and has worked as an HR Advisor, HR Manager and Head of P&O for several organizations (profit and nonprofit) before founding Panthion in early 2012. With a firm belief that he could make a…
In these turbulent times, employers and employees sometimes face difficult situations, with all government measures (such as part-time unemployment) not always proving sufficient. For you as a business owner, or your HR advisor, additional skills and expertise are then expected. Expertise that is by no means always “in house.” For example, around the preparation of…
Source : https://www.hrpraktijk.nl/topics/duurzame-inzetbaarheid/nieuws/werkplezier-staat-niet-op-de-agenda-van-de-bv-nederland 22% of workers in the Netherlands reluctantly go to work every day. This is the main finding of “The great job satisfaction survey of the Netherlands. “In the results, we further see that 62% of working Dutch do not exert themselves excessively in the workplace and even obtain their energy outside of…
Almost all of our clients deal with a long-term sick employee on a regular basis. If this sick employee is unable to return to his own or modified work, a second-track program must be started within the first six weeks after the first-year evaluation. Then, of course, it is important that this be done properly….
Gone are the days when a civil servant stayed with an organization for his entire working life. Flexibility is needed more than ever to keep up with changes in the industry. Flexibility and long-term thinking. If you know now that in four years you will have a shortage of people with more digital knowledge, for…
As an employer, you obviously want to take good care of your staff. Also for the departing employees. All government or educational organizations are self-risk bearers for unemployment costs and counseling for other employment. To limit the financial burden and ensure that your departing employee gets all the guidance he or she needs to find…
Source: PWnet.com Personnel Management Absenteeism in the Netherlands is steadily increasing. While the absenteeism rate in 2016 was 3.5 percent, last year it was 4.2 percent. Large companies in particular pull up the average: here, absenteeism was at 5 percent in 2018. This is according to an analysis by health and safety service provider ArboNed…
(source: pwnet.com) Personnel Management One in ten Dutch workers gets little or no satisfaction from their work. For another more than a quarter, it is fifty-fifty: this group returns from work as often not satisfied as it does. So that means that over a third of Dutch workers are at best neutral about their work…
Mobility employment can come into play when an employee and organization want to part ways and outplacement does not provide sufficient financial security. With a mobility service contract, the employee joins Panthion and the employee -while maintaining the benefits package and professional guidance- is guided from job to job. In addition to HR & career…
With the current job market, attracting and retaining talent is especially important. Young people no longer want to work in an organization with an outdated organizational structure, says business and organizational psychologist Ber Damen. “Organizations and employees must remain agile and nimble.” You can talk about it short or long, but according to business and…
In addition to HR & career services, Panthion -offers mobility services to its clients within the government and education sectors. This service is in high demand. We have outlined information about this service in this news update, along with a real-life example. Reasons for mobility employment: Situations surrounding redundancy (reorganization); Orientation to another career step…
After a decline in the number of job openings for HR professionals in the second and third quarters of 2017, the number increased 19% in the fourth quarter to an unprecedented high. This trend continued in the first and second quarters of 2018. Not surprisingly, organizations are increasingly struggling to fill HR vacancies. In 2017,…
Marieke, a woman in her 40s. Working within the same company for 15 years. An evolving company. After 15 years, this means a new setting has emerged that places new demands on Marieke’s job. What if that no longer fits? In such a situation, Marieke might turn to Martin Kuivenhoven, one of Panthion’s career coaches….
What is sustainable employability anyway? Broadly speaking, sustainable employability refers to an employee’s ability to maintain or (even better) increase the quality of work during their working life. This while maintaining good health and the ability to take skills and knowledge to another position (internal or external) or another organization. Government, employers, employees and society…
If you are a young professional and burned out, the search for the right care is long and the treatment costly. The age of onset of burnout symptoms is shifting forward and the number of young people affected is growing. Why is this and, more importantly, what can these young professionals and their managers do…
Stress and burnout can be due to a career path that – deep down – does not make you happy. Sincerely listening to your feelings, daring to discuss them and acting on them…. That takes guts. The Dutch may be among the happiest citizens in the world, but research by the Ministry of Social Affairs…
With the new Work and Security Act, the Government wants to encourage outplacement and work-to-work counseling. Outplacement is seen by many as a neat way to say goodbye to the employee and guide him to a new job. 5 reasons why an employer uses outplacement for the employee(s) leaving the organization. 1. Outplacement offset against…
A tremendous amount happened in 2017 in the areas of employability, career and job mobility. Sustainable employability, vitality, directing your career are increasingly common themes within organizations. Generous severance payments, tenure for life and lengthy legal proceedings are (thankfully) slowly but surely disappearing from the picture. Yet we still see plenty of examples of organizations…
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