HR
As a business owner, dealing with your business’ HR needs can be time consuming, and not having the right knowledge and understanding of HR issues can lead to potential legal problems and penalties for your business.
After spending almost 10 years in corporate HR feeling unhappy and overworked, entrepreneur Kelly Fischl resigned and forged her own path in business taking HR to a brand new level.
A crucial element to the success of any business is to ensure your team stays engaged and driven to achieve. Without good people, you will likely have no business.
Several reforms to the NSW WorkCover scheme, designed to reduce the administrative burden on the state’s small business owners, will come into effect on 30 June this year.
Industry awards are often a cause for confusion among employers, and misinterpretation of the rules that can leave businesses vulnerable to penalties.
Technological advances have now enabled us to communicate in a variety of ways – Facebook, Twitter, email and text messaging to name a few.
Most of us are pretty good at recognising an extraordinary leader when we meet one. The millions of ordinary people who make great leaders have a high focus on practicalities, solutions and results.
Evaluating employees and paying them what they deserve is one of the most crucial decisions a manager has to make, and is an important part of effectively managing a business.
When it comes to recruiting new staff for your business, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure your candidates have a positive experience throughout the process.
When reducing your overheads is top of the agenda, initiatives like employee benefits, extra training, or restocking workplace resources are the first to go.
Sheryl Sandberg’s recently published book “Lean In” has been described as the modern manifesto for women in the workplace.
When terminating an employee by reason of redundancy, it is critical to ensure the redundancy is genuine, provide a fair consultative process and know your employee’s entitlements.
The culture of working to excess has fallen out of favour with many employers. The new theory is that people increase productivity by working fresher rather than longer.
Small businesses should not wait until there is a major issue to contend with. They need to plan for it and rest easy when it doesn’t eventuate.
A fine of $10,000 or more, may not be the only cost to a small business for not following key Human Resource (HR) processes.
If you have more than a handful of employees, chances are you will need some form of Human Resources (HR) support for your business, whether it’s a single HR employee, a HR team or an outsourced HR company.
So you need to hire a copywriter? There are literally hundreds to choose from. How are you supposed to find the right person for your business?
Marissa Mayer imposed a blanket ban on Yahoo employees working from home. However, in Australia, flexible working options are becoming standard practice with proposed legislation in the pipeline.
We regularly ask candidates why they are looking for a new opportunity. It often simply comes down to wanting to work somewhere they feel appreciated.
In the market to hire new staff? If you’re just getting started, or you’re not sure what opportunities might come up in the future, looking to hire casual staff could save you money and time.
