Your Human Resources in 2020

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Sadly the holidays for many of us have come and gone and we are all wondering where that time went.... Well, enough about that - it's time to get your year planned and prepped so you can focus on your sales/growth with minimum stress and actually enjoy your year!  Let's take a look your Human Resources in 2020, and the sorts of things that may present themselves to you this year, so you can think about how you are going to handle them...the right way. Mental Health in the Workplace Mental health in t
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Does this workspace spark joy?  Marie Kondo (if you haven't heard of her yet read this), would have had a field day in the office of my former boss. David was a smart lawyer, renowned throughout the company for his chaotic office. His desk was covered with stacks of documents and books. There were boxes of files and half empty glasses of water on the floor and assorted souvenirs from conferences strewn across any spare bench space. Remarkably, he seemed to be able t
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It's a new year and a great time to check your key considerations for your business in 2019!  Its imperative that you have your “people management” in order. By doing so at the start of the year can help have your team, and therefore your business, working like a well-oiled machine so you can turn your head to running/growing the business. Here are some of our key considerations that should definitely be on your list. Do you have a tick or a cross against these points?  If you have ticks – then you are well on yo
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Do you have have any casual employees? One of the changes that came in this year for a number of general awards is regarding entitlements to casual workers. Read on to ensure that you are aware and following procedure if this change affects your business and employees. To keep it brief; A regular casual employee (one who has worked a pattern of hours on an ongoing basis over the last 12 months) may request to be moved to permanent part-time or full time (depending on their hours). Should you receive such a request,
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There’s no doubting how important your employees are to the success of your business. They’re the one dealing with customers and helping make the company’s vision a reality. However, for your workforce to truly be an asset, it also needs to be stable. High rates of employee turnover are going to make it hard for you to build a strong culture, and they will also make it hard to be as efficient as you can. Hirin
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The Work Retreat. It’s a concept that has been mercilessly ridiculed in comedies in recent years. If those two words have you thinking group tug of wars and hiking, then maybe it’s time for a fresh approach.  Recently HR Central went away for our annual retreat, or as some people refer to it as an "off-site".  As Chief Communications Officer, I am really glad we did. The HR Central team is in a period of growth, and as we all know, with growth comes change.  Our client base is expanding, and whilst we
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The World Health Organisation defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.” Beyond Blue estimates that three million Australians are living with anxiety or depression. Chances are that someone (or several people) you work with are affected.  In the past, mental health in the workplace was something that d
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Is your business in a ‘survey slump’? Over the years I have worked with many organisations that use annual employee engagement surveys. They send out the survey every year without thinking about why they are doing it, and they aren’t using the valuable data they are capturing in a meaningful or useful way. There’s no point asking your employees how happy they are on a scale of 1-10 if you’re not going to act on what they tell you! The purpose of an employee engagement survey should be to establish how emotionall
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The World Health Organisation has identified the workplace as one of the priority settings for wellness and health promotion in the 21st century. Australian workers today are leading less active lifestyles, dealing with high levels of stress and anxiety and a blurring of the lines between work and home due to the proliferation of technology in our lives. Many employers are focusing on employee wellness, realising that there are measurable benefits in doing so, specifically:
  • Improved productivity due to decrea
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Values.  Ah, yes..... In our recent blog we suggested that EOFY was a great time to conduct an internal HR review within your own business. Whilst you’re in a contemplative mood it’s also worth revisiting your organisation’s core values to see how they are standing up. Do they resonate with your employees? Do they accurately reflect the way you engage with customers and treat each other at work? Perhaps your business has never got around to articulatin
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