7 types of employee in an recession - which one are you?
Beware the recovery -what surprises are instore for employers?
Have fun at Christmas but remember you are still an employee
What to understand when looking for a job
Small business expo seminar programme
Securing the future
As the economy tightens up, it’s important you don’t just put your head in your sand and accept the inevitable. While it’s important to recognise the economy is slowing, at the same time we can’t allow ourselves to fall into the trap of self-fulfilling prophecies. Or in other words “whether you believe you can or can’t, you’re right”. read more....
90-day trial period
The much debated 90-day trial period becomes effective from 1 March 2009. It effectively allows employers with fewer than 20 employees to terminate the employment of new staff during their first 90 days of employment without risk of a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal. read more...
IER survey of business opinion
The last thing anyone in the job market needs is some more bad news; and yet a recent survey has delivered just that. However, we say that employers and employees alike should approach the situation with resilience and a touch of optimism for the future.
The Institute of Economic Research's recent survey of business opinion, revealed that 32% of employers are looking to reduce staff numbers in the coming three months. read more...
Difficult times demand bold business leaders
The danger in this economic crisis is not that we will not solve it. The danger is that we think too small – that we do not see the extraordinary opportunity it presents.
If we spend our energy hunkering down, trying to maintain and preserve what we have, we will drop our eyes from the horizon to the ground and we will surely end with only that. read more...
Go on – get organised
If business is a little slow at present, it may be a good time to really get on top of your time management and organisational processes.
It can be hugely debilitating in both your business and your personal life if you are surrounded by chaos. And it can also mean you are far less effective in your business. read more...
Interviewing
The job interview is a powerful factor in the employee selection process in most organisations. While the job interview may not deserve all of the attention that it receives, it is still a powerful force in hiring. The job interview remains key to assessing the candidate's cultural fit. The job interview remains the tool you can use to get to know your candidate on a more personal basis. read more...
Teleworking – it can save you overheads
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, does it make a sound? Or more specifically, if your employee is paid to work from home and nobody is there to supervise the work, is he or she really working? This is the question that employers across New Zealand must come to grips with as teleworking continues to rise. read more...
What kind of leader are you?
Becoming an effective leader is a lot like being in the stock market. You don't make your fortune in a day; you make it daily, a little bit at a time. What matters most is what you do day after day, over the long haul. Leaders aren't born; they are made. The process of leadership is long, complicated and has many elements. Respect, dignity, discipline, people skills, vision, emotional strength, opportunity, preparedness and experience are just some of the intangible elements which come into play when talking leadership. read more...
Bullying
If you run a typical New Zealand company — whether you have 10,000 employees or 10 — then you probably have or have had a bully in your business. Most New Zealand workers will report that they have experienced or witnessed some kind of bullying on the job - insults, threats, screaming, or ostracism. It‟s behaviour that drags down company morale and can be costly in innumerable ways: Think higher turnover, lower productivity, more sick days, just for starters. read more...