Tips for Employers
The Benefits of Appraisals
If you are an employee, do you know if your work is appreciated? If you are an employer, do you know how well your individual staff members are performing? Conducting regular Performance Appraisals (usually every six months or a year) keeps...
Newsletter
HR Wisdom - August 2012 We hope you enjoy this month's edition of our newsletter, which provides you with HR, OHS and employment advice. In this month's edition we concentrate on engaging contractors. If you wish to receive advice and speak to...
Wages Increase just Will Not Cut it
The most successful companies and ones people long to work for often have a wide variety of ways keeping their staff happy and often it is anything but dealing with compensation. There are plenty of different benefits a company can provide...
Newsletter
HR Wisdom - July 2012 In this month's edition: WHS - Safety Induction Program Legal Wisdom with Travis Sturgeon Improving Retention Rate Conducting Employee Surveys IR Wisdom with John Hartigan FWA - Alert - New Pay Rates Contact Vlasta at...
Safety induction programs – Why have them?
An employee induction programme is vital for new employees to gain the appropriate information about the company and also to assimilate them into the organisation’s culture and goals. In addition to that, adding a safety induction program to the...
Is My Team Motivated to Perform or Just Motivated?
Having highly motivated staff doesn't necessarily translate into high performance, according to engagement experts. Work-related frustration can compromise effectiveness and efficiency, even when an employee is undeniably enthusiastic about...
Wage Increase Just Won’t Cut It
The most successful companies and ones people long to work for often have a wide variety of ways keeping their staff happy and often it is anything but dealing with compensation. There are plenty of different benefits a company can provide...
Hire the Right Talent
As the applications for an advertised vacancy arrive, how can your business be sure to pick the right talent for the job amongst all those applicants? Two highly recommended staff recruitment practices are “Reference Checking” and “Behavioural...
Social Media in a Workplace
Social media is not going away any time soon, and now it is becoming more and more integrated at the workplace. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Myspace are used by millions of people around the world in both their personal and...
How to Keep Staff Engaged and Fulfilled
Managers play a key part in keeping staff engaged and fulfilled in the workplace and are also key in retaining staff. Engagement has been defined as a persistent state of work fulfilment, which then translates into enthusiasm and passion for the...