Bringing Thought-Leaders together with thought-provoking ideas and methods on business matters to help grow your business.
In each episode, guest experts in relevant business matters will join me in a debate and answer your questions as we break down pertinent topics relating to Mergers and acquisitions. Does gender have any bearings on who is better at the task? Should employers pay minimum wage versus based on qualification? Your Business Matters breaks it all down for you every Wednesday at 7 PM on your favourite podcast app.
Guests:
Opal Levy, Director at Sisters Ink Management Consultant
Heneka Watkis-Porter, CEO of the Entrepreneurial You Podcast & TV Show
Welcome to Your Business Matters, a podcast of EXIM Bank Jamaica where we bring thought leaders together on thought-provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business.
"Have you ever been convicted of a felony?" is a question that often appears on travel documents, government forms, and job applications. Police records are stuck with you for life and are known to do more damage than anything else. Rap sheets are arguably a show of character. In 2019, a civil servant who was arrested for not being able to repay her debt on time told the Jamaica Gleaner that the job hunt since then has been extremely difficult for her. The woman reportedly received certification in counseling at the prison where she resided and was also a tutor of several CXC subjects for other inmates. Since her release due to good behavior, the past inmate stated that job searches were futile even by the government ran organizations and expressed that this move by the Jamaican government facilities sends mixed signals. Millions of dollars are invested in the rehabilitation of prisoners, the question however remains whether we have systems in place to effectively reintegrate felons back into our society. Today, we examine the topic, "Should Businesses Hire Felons?"
Some of what we discussed include:
If the justice system has not forgiven felons, why should employers?
Re-integrating ex-convicts back into society.
Is prison a form of punishment or a means of rehabilitation?
We also touched base with a member of our audience Ronald Stephenson who posed this question to our guests “ Do we have rules governing the hiring of these types of employees?”
Connect with our guests:
Connect with Opal- Sister’s Ink at sisterink1971@gmail.com or contact their office at 876-431-8823
Thank you for joining us on Your Business Matters hosted by Heneka Watkis-Porter of the Entrepreneurial You podcast.
Remember to join us next week for another exciting episode with our thought-provoking leaders as they debate thought-provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business and move closer to your goals.
To stay in touch, you can connect with us on your favorite podcast platforms at ‘Your Business Matters’ where we bring the matters to the table, or visit eximbankja.com for further information and business resources.
As you continue to mind your business, I leave with you this quote from an unknown author 'You can't spell challenge without change''.
9 Dec 2021
Business Operations: Does Employee Overtime Benefit the Business?
Guests:
Cheryl Campbell, Founder/HR Consultant HR Outsourcing Solutions
Melicia James, HR Manager: iPrint Digital & National Outdoor Advertising.
Welcome to Your Business Matters, a podcast of EXIM Bank Jamaica where we bring thought leaders together on thought-provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business.
Employee Overtime can be tricky. We know of the many benefits that it brings the employee in the form of more work hours and more money. But have you ever paused to think about whether or not companies actually benefit when employees work overtime? Effective use of OT requires an in-depth knowledge of the benefits and impacts the extra hours may have on the company's human resources. Overtime is believed to be expensive and unsafe but according to experts when done right, it could be a powerful tool for meeting workload demands. Today on Your Business Matters we examine the pros and cons of OT to the employers.
Some of what we discussed include:
Reasons why employees should not engage in prolonged overtime.
Is OT strategy used by employers to avoid employing more staff?
Who was overtime intended to benefit? The employer or the employee?
We also touched base with a member of our audience Fred Hibbert who posed this question to our guests “ Is there a particular method of calculating overtime?”
Connect with our guests:
Connect with Cheryl at info@JAMAICAHRSOLUTIONS.COM or contact her 876-821-8695. Contact Melicia at JAMES.MELICIA@GMAIL.COM.
Thank you for joining us on Your Business Matters hosted by Heneka Watkis-Porter of the Entrepreneurial You podcast.
Remember to join us next week for another exciting episode with our thought-provoking leaders as they debate thought-provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business and move closer to your goals.
To stay in touch, you can connect with us on your favorite podcast platforms at ‘Your Business Matters’ where we bring the matters to the table, or visit eximbankja.com for further information and business resources.
As you continue to mind your business, I leave with you this quote from Mokokoma Mokhonoana, “The wise rest at least as hard as they work.” Take care…
2 Dec 2021
Should Employers look at Prospective Employees Social Media Profile?
Guests:
Jamar Wright, Leadership Consultant at Mind Food International Ltd.
Natassia Wright, HR Consultant at Mind Food International Ltd.
Welcome to Your Business Matters, a podcast of EXIM Bank Jamaica where we bring thought leaders together on thought-provoking ideas and methods to help grow your business.
Social media has made it very easy for us to communicate beyond borders and conduct business. From sharing the latest achievement to sharing the location of a good restaurant, we can all agree that social media has benefited society one way or another. However today on Your Business Matters, we face the elephant in the room: should employers screen the social media profiles of their prospective employees? Business Daily, in a recent publication, noted, "what you post on social media could have serious repercussions on your professional life." A career-building survey conducted in 2018 showed that around 70% of employers use social media to screen their candidates and another 43% of employers monitor the social media platforms of their current staff. Today we are joined by Jamar Wright, Leadership Consultant: Mind Food International Ltd, and Natassia Wright, HR Consultant, also at Mind Food International Ltd to explore this important topic. This is Your Business Matters and we are bringing the matters to the table...
Some of what we discussed include:
Isn’t social media screening an invasion of privacy?
Has social media screening replaced background checks?
Where does the professional aspect of social media come in?
We also touched base with a member of our audience Dwayne Fagan who posed this question to our guests “Does it make sense to check social networks if they are highly curated versions of candidates?”
Connect with our guests:
Connect with Jamar and Natassia at www.mindfoodinternational.com (http://www.mindfoodinternational.com/) or call 876-781-8614.
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