Trials and Tribulations: Navigating the New Era of Employment
Unlocking the Potential of Trial Periods With the inauguration of the new Government in 2023 came a wave of regulatory changes, including...
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Leah Norman
Nov 13, 20233 min read
Navigating Fixed-Term Agreements: The Case for Permanent Employment
Navigating the Pitfalls of Repeated Fixed-Term Contracts In the dynamic landscape of employment in New Zealand, fixed-term agreements are...
Leah Norman
Oct 24, 20234 min read
Crunching the Costs: Employees vs. Contractors - What really is more cost effective?
The True Costs of Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Unveiling the Hidden Expenses As a business owner or manager, one of the most...
Leah Norman
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Harnessing the Power of HRISM
Safeguarding Employee Data and Complying with the NZ Privacy Act 2020 In today's digital age, organisations face numerous challenges in...
Lisa Willis
Apr 19, 20232 min read
What's in a name?
Dissecting HR terminology Human Resources, HR, Workplace Relations, People & Culture – just some of the just some of the common terms...
Leah Norman
Mar 24, 20237 min read
Protecting Employee Data
What should employers do to protect employee data? As employers, you will hold a lot of personal information about your employees, from...
Leah Norman
Jan 19, 20235 min read
What's a better offer - Wages or Salary?
And what really is the difference? You have a lot of decisions to make when you hire an employee. One of the biggest decisions is whether...
Leah Norman
Nov 24, 20225 min read
Breaking the Taboo: Unveiling the Pros and Cons of Pay Transparency in the Workplace
Shedding Light on Pay Transparency: Empowering Employees and Navigating Organizational Challenges Pay transparency and the disclosure of...
Leah Norman
Jul 18, 20223 min read
Induction Construction
How to level up your induction processes to increase buy-in. Conducting a comprehensive induction for new employees is critical for...
Leah Norman
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Employee Holidays - what records do I need to keep?
As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to accurately record the employee’s Holiday and Leave entitlements in a “Holiday and...
Leah Norman
Feb 13, 20203 min read
Improving Employee Attendance
Excessive absenteeism by employees can be costly for employers in terms of replacement costs and lost productivity. If not managed...
Leah Norman
Aug 14, 20182 min read
When is the right time to start to a Performance Management Process?
None of us are perfect. We all know that. The trick is knowing where our imperfections lie. They can be difficult to see, unless someone...
Leah Norman
Mar 16, 20172 min read
Recruiting - Are they really a team player?
For many roles, the ability to work well in a team is essential – however, testing that skill in an interview setting isn’t easy, so how...
Leah Norman
Feb 9, 20171 min read
Need help with Health & Safety? Here is how to choose a competent consultant;
10 months on from the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work Act and many of our clients are still coming to terms with some of...
Leah Norman
Oct 9, 20154 min read
Safety Culture
What is it? How do you build it? It is absolutely true that the tone around safety culture is set from the top. As we await the...
Leah Norman
Sep 15, 20152 min read
Time Management Tips
We all need more time... Research shows that most managers spend more than 60% of their time on tasks which are not part of their 'core'...
Leah Norman
Jul 15, 20152 min read
Writing Effective Job Advertisements
Start with a catchy title – be mindful of what candidates will ‘search’ by. Make the title concise, yet creative eg; "Site Manager" and...
Leah Norman
Jun 11, 20153 min read
Are you wearing too many hats?
As a small business owner, you have to wear a lot of different hats – finance, marketing, sales, workplace safety and people management....
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