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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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 23, 2023
- 7 min
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 18, 2023
- 5 min
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 23, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2018
- 2 min
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 15, 2017
- 2 min
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 8, 2017
- 1 min
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 8, 2015
- 4 min
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, 2015
- 2 min
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, 2015
- 2 min
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, 2015
- 3 min
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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