The relationship between employee and employer is a two-way street. Like partners, both parties should prioritize the happiness of the other to stay in a fruitful relationship.

This episode takes a closer look into why employee happiness is crucial in the smooth running of a business, and helps employers determine if they are doing enough for their employees’ well-being.

Quiet quitting: Product of dissatisfaction

Let’s start with quiet quitting. Quiet quitting is a modern trend where employees do the bare minimum due to dissatisfaction. This phenomenon often occurs when employees are unhappy but unwilling or unable to resign. 

But even if an employer identifies this problem, there is the challenge of firing quiet quitters, especially in countries like the Philippines with strong employee protections. It could take weeks or months just to fire an employee with proper documentation and within the law. Even in the U.S., it’s hard to make a case when employees are technically still doing their jobs. 

And once they’re fired, hiring replacements just takes more time and money. 

This underscores the need to keep employees happy and the importance of maintaining employee satisfaction.

Happy Employees are Productive and Effective

Happy employees tend to be more productive and effective. 

Why?

Happy employees have a strong desire to keep their jobs, leading to greater effort and quality output. A positive and inclusive workspace also fosters excitement and motivation to come to work. Additionally, happy employees are more willing to interact, mentor, and learn from colleagues, enhancing teamwork and collaboration. As an added bonus, gratitude from happy employees make them more likely to go the extra mile for their organization

This positive ripple effect from happy employees contributes to overall workplace happiness, productivity, and efficiency.

Quick List on How to Keep Employees Happy

Practical tips for keeping employees happy include:

1. Competitive salary and benefits
2. Flexible work arrangements and understanding management
3. Inclusive and welcoming workplace, especially for LGBTQ and differently-abled individuals, with appropriate amenities and tools
4. Good and open communication with peers and higher-ups
5. Fun employee engagement activities to avoid monotony and encourage creativity, interaction, and teamwork
6. Training and development opportunities to prevent stagnation
7. Career development opportunities, such as promotions

How Tahche Does It

Ensuring employee happiness when they’re based offshore can be a little more complicated. But one thing that’s sure to help is having a local support team, where the employees are based, dedicated to employee management and happiness. 

For Tahche’s clients, local and dedicated support teams in the Philippines are always available to ensure that offshore employees are happy and well taken care of. 

A Chief of Happiness officer is a key figure, who, with the help of the other support teams, organizes regular employee engagement activities from small gatherings like pizza parties to large-scale events like the summer outing wherein employees from all over the Philippines are flown to Cebu for a big get-together.

Tahche also has a full HR team for quick issue resolutions and who are knowledgeable about salary requirements and benefits mandated by the government to ensure quality of life in the Philippines for employees.

So if you’re looking to hire and keep happy, productive, and efficient employees in the Philippines, consider hiring with Tahche!

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