Change Management Chronicles
Navigating the turbulent seas of business in 2024 I know we are only a quarter of the way through, but this year many have found...
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Leah Norman
Mar 43 min read
Clocking In After Hours
Understanding Employee Availability In the dynamic landscape of modern workplaces, flexibility is often key to meet business demands. One...
Leah Norman
Jan 84 min read
Surviving the Kiwi heat: Navigating workplace fatigue in the post-summer break recharge
Navigating the aftermath of annual leave/close-down's and unraveling the fatigue conundrum in kiwi workplaces Fatigue remains a...
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
Sep 4, 20234 min read
Suspension without pay - Is it ever okay?
Navigating Employee Suspension: When and How to Make Informed Decisions Employee suspension is a sensitive topic in the workplace, often...
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...
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
Mar 25, 20223 min read
Is your workplace First Aid ready?
Did you know that there were more than 217,000 work-related injury claims made in 2020? It doesn’t matter whether you primarily work...
Leah Norman
Jan 23, 20223 min read
Life at Alert Level Red
Following today's announcement that all of New Zealand will move to Alert Level Red at midnight tonight (Sunday 23 January 2022) here is...
Leah Norman
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Refusing Annual Leave Requests
A recent conversation with a prospective client has highlighted the importance of correctly managing employees’ requests for annual...
Leah Norman
Jul 15, 20212 min read
The use of texting in the Employment Relationship
Clearly, mobile phones have, and will continue to, change the way we communicate with each other, including in the workplace, and text...
Leah Norman
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Accepting Resignations
An employee might resign from their employment for any number of reasons; to move on to other employment opportunities, to go back to...
Leah Norman
Jan 21, 20214 min read
I QUIT!
Dealing with a "heat of the moment" resignation Heated discussions, frank exchanges of views and what can best be described as "major...
Leah Norman
Nov 2, 20203 min read
Privacy Act 2020
A lot has changed since the Privacy Act first came into effect in 1993, including the evolving use of the internet and data storage. A...
Leah Norman
Aug 6, 20205 min read
Fixing your fixed term agreements
Recently we have been fielding a number of enquiries about Fixed Term Agreements, the early termination of these and whether or not they...
Leah Norman
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Providing a Reference for a poor-performing employee
Never Give A Bad Reference, Give An Honest One. As a society, we appear to have moved away from the traditional written reference of...
Leah Norman
Apr 18, 20193 min read
Settlements; Mediator signatures, are they necessary?
Is a private settlement agreement enough or is it beneficial for a mediator to countersign a settlement agreement? When there is an...
Leah Norman
Oct 12, 20183 min read
Termination - Get the uniform back!
Ending the employment relationship can sometimes be difficult and often, those responsible for facilitating the termination are so...
Leah Norman
Jun 22, 20182 min read
Misleading and Deceptive Conduct in Recruitment
It's quite common during the recruitment process, employers want to present their best side to prospective employees in order to entice...
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