Hi Guys Just before we get into the next steps in escalating into the disciplinary process, don’t forget, if you are planning to do a shutdown this Christmas you need to give your team 14...
5 Steps in the disciplinary Process
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Disciplinary & Dismissal
7 steps to improving staff performance
Last time we talked about the 3 reasons that managing staff performance is critical ( NB 10 minutes per day x 5 days x 52 weeks a year = 43 hours per year or over 2% of your payroll cost)...
3 Reasons why managing performance is critical for your business
Did you know that 10 minutes per day x 5 days x 52 weeks a year = 43 hours per year or over 2% of your payroll cost? A productive, engaged employee will “gift” a lot more than 10...
Restrictions on the use of the 90-Day Trial Period from 6 May 2019
If you are a company with less than 20 employees – there is no change. You are able to continue using the 90 day trial period with confidence, with one note of censure - your 90 day trial...
Yippee, death to Trial periods… and I bet you never thought you would hear me say that!
January saw great headlines about the end to trial periods and return of the workers right. But since then there has been radio silence, so what is actually happening? Where is the Bill?...
Do Restraints of Trade actually restrain?
NB this article is equally applicable to employees and Independent Contractors Restraints of trade definitely have a bad reputation as being unenforceable, and I have heard many horror...
Quick tips on making a fair and reasonable decision
At HRtoolkit, we frequently hear that it’s almost impossible censure or dismiss bad staff in New Zealand, however employment law gives us good framework to manage a misconduct or dismissal...
You’ll be hearing from my lawyer
Earlier this month we wrote an article on Grey Advice, navigating the grey areas of Employment Law. Usually the Law is black and white, but the test of reasonableness and the requirement...
Grey advice on employment law
Human resources is all about those grey areas; assessing risk and giving advice on navigating between the black and white of employment law. The test of reasonableness and the requirement...
HRtoolkit in action
At HRtoolkit we work with a wide variety of clients, including several age care institutions. One of these clients identified that the legislative environment in which they were working...
Advice on how to use trial period legislation
This week, we have some advice on what to do if you find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing to end an employment relationship under the trial period legislation. Many...
Standing up to a bully
At HRtoolkit, we met a client with an employee who shouted and intimidated another team member. It was an obvious situation of bullying, but the stories about this guy were legend....
