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Well, the government didn’t waste time enacting their 100-day plan and Fair Pay agreements were repealed on 20th December, and the Trial Periods were extended back out to include all employers (not just those with under 20 staff) with effect from 23rd December. And minimum wage will increase by 45cents,
Looking back at my end-of-year newsletters for the last few years it seems I have been wishing for a better “next year” every year… let’s hope 2024 will deliver! Increased mental health issuesThis year I have seen a marked increase in discussion about mental health issues. I suspect there is
In this month’s free webinar we will be exploring in more detail the difference between a contractor and employee…. And how getting that wrong can be exceedingly expensive! (click here to register) The good news…There is no point at which a contractor automatically becomes an employee. Someone working full-time in
Employment law is littered with the requirement to make “fair and reasonable” decisions, but what does that mean? In this month’s webinar I will be talking in more detail about how to reach a decision that would be considered “fair and reasonable”. Legislation doesn’t define “fair and reasonable”, the closest
Mental health is a hugely varied and difficult thing to deal with, and everyone’s journey is different. But the impact on, not only the individual, but also the team around them is huge. Key learnings in this article PCBU needs to look after everyone’s health and safety The individual has
Chat GPT, and other Artificial Intelligence platforms are very definitely in the public domain, and being used (including by your staff). This creates huge opportunities, both beneficial, and also potentially harmful if not managed correctly, so what do you need to think about in your business?
My measure of the state of the economy is how much recruitment I am doing v’s how much redundancy work I am doing. Sadly, the balance has now tipped (for the first time since COVID hit) to redundancy. There are a multitude of reasons for this, but the bottom line
The Fair Pay Agreements Act is the single biggest legislation change since the early 1990’s and, as an employer, you need to be prepared as you have legal obligations in respect of the provision of information, access to staff etc. I will be running an Open Forum Q&A session with
When someone resigns from your company, whatever the reason, this can be a nightmare for employers… advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, and training a new person… even with the best processes and procedures it can take months before you have a new person up to the same speed that the leaver was. However,
This month’s Webinar is about Assessing cultural fit within an organisation, but what is “cultural fit”? We spend a lot of our waking lives with the people we work with, and if personalities clash that can become an issue, and, in extreme cases, exceedingly destructive to a company. What cultures and personalities
