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Emotional Intelligence – why it’s important to great leadership

While there are many benefits to having high intelligence (a high IQ), many managers, supervisors, and other workers—particularly those who work in businesses in which interpersonal relationships are key—have become keenly aware that workplace success may depend on their ability to use another invaluable personality trait: Emotional Intelligence (EI). One of the fundamental roles of […]

Annual Leave – do you know your obligations

It feels like it’s minus eleventy seven outside and my Insta feed is full of fabulous people holidaying in the European sun, so it seems like a good time to talk about annual leave and the obligations of employers and employees. The Fair Work Act National Employment Standards and Minimum Conditions of Employment WA provides […]

Can what you do out of work impact your employment?

In short yes – with some considerations. These days, with constant access to social media, out of hours conduct can ‘go viral’ and attract a wider range of negative publicity for both the employee and potentially an employer. The issue in these kinds of circumstances is whether the employer would have the right to take any […]

Why you should outsource your HR function

Small business employs half the workforce in Australia – but they often do it without the resources of large corporations. Effective Human Resources (HR) is such a vital role within any business but can often be overlooked by SMEs, purely because they don’t understand the importance of HR on their business success, don’t have the […]

Are you recruiting for the culture you want or the culture you have?

You can teach a candidate the extra skills they need to excel at the job, but you can’t change their personality. Recruiting for cultural fit, also known as values based recruitment or behavioural based recruitment. While some of us have been doing it for years it has become a buzz term in certain sectors recently […]

But what do you ACTUALLY do?

But what do you ACTUALLY do? I don’t know a single HR person who hasn’t been asked this question at least once. More than just hiring & firing, HR is an integral component of any business looking to succeed. Human Resources is the function in an organisation that manages all employees and ensures maximum engagement […]

Is absenteeism an employee problem or a cultural one?

Each year businesses lose over $3,600 per employee to absence. Whether it comes down to the flu, lunch breaks that are just that bit too long, or the time honoured tradition of “chucking a sickie to go to the tennis” absenteeism adds up. With absenteeism rising 7% since 2010 understanding and counteracting the reasons staff […]