Recruitment
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Unveiling the 5 Essential Characteristics to ...

Whilst experience, qualifications and skills are very important factors to consider when interviewing a candidate; their personal characteristics are also very important and is often overlooked. This blog will discuss 5 essential characteristics to look for when recruiting a candidate.

Unveiling the 5 Essential Characteristics to Look for When Recruiting a Candidate
Employee Onboarding
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5 Essential Elements of Effective Onboarding

This article discusses 5 essential elements of effective employee onboarding that benefits the new starter and the business.

5 Essential Elements of Effective Onboarding
Employee Onboarding
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Employee Onboarding: The Do's & Don'ts

A recent study shows that employee turnover is as much as 50% in the first 18 months of employment. And the primary reason you ask? The simple answer: 

A poor onboarding experience.  

When starting something new (especially a new job), you are thrown into the deep end and overloaded with an abundance of information, which usually goes in through one ear and out the other. What can you as an employer do to help prevent this? 

This blog will show you the ropes of onboarding and to do so, I will be taking a deep dive into the DO’S and the DON’T’S of an Onboarding Process. 

Employee Onboarding: The Do's & Don'ts
Workforce Management
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5 ways to improve your employee retention ...

Having a good employee retention strategy ensures that you keep high performers within your business and waives the expense of recruiting new employees. Retaining talent is a process that some small businesses struggle with and is critical for an organisation’s success.

Due to talent shortages, it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to hire, meaning that retaining talent should be a top priority for every business, no matter the industry.

5 ways to improve your employee retention strategy
Workplace Mental Health, Workforce Management
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5 Ways Your Workplace Can Support Your Remote ...

Nowadays, the workplace may not necessarily be confined to the office. The work from home arrangement that transpired in the beginning of lockdown provided employees the much-needed flexibility to allow employees to continue to work through lockdowns and as a result, more people are working remotely even in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Read this blog post to learn 5 ways your workplace can support remote workers and their mental health.

5 Ways Your Workplace Can Support Your Remote Workers
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Top 5 HR Mistakes New Businesses Make

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Top 5 HR Mistakes New Businesses Make

Starting up a business can be an exciting yet laborious and overwhelming experience. In the formative stages, it’s common to find yourself wearing all the professional hats at once - finance, operations, marketing…the list goes on. But one hat that often gets forgotten is HR. And the ramifications of leaving this function unattended can be very costly, with the potential to run you out of business.

So, to help steer you in the right direction and build your business for success, here’s five of the most common HR mistakes we see start-ups make, and most importantly, how to avoid them.

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Return to the Office vs the Labour Market

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Return to the Office vs the Labour Market

As a HR professional, and business owner, I have been taking particular interest in the recent discussions around remote work and the return to office movement. Listening to friends and hearing their raw and candid feedback about their own workplace policies and mandates, has been the core inspiration for today’s blog.

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The Benefits of a Remote Work Arrangement

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The Benefits of a Remote Work Arrangement

During the pandemic, remote working was a necessity to ensure business survival. Now, as we return to operating in the covid-normal world, remote work has continued to be a preferential working agreement for many businesses.

Today, we’ll be examining remote work arrangements – more specifically, its benefits and whether it could be an option for your business.

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The Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make During The Recruitment Process

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The Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make During The Recruitment Process

So, it’s time to hire a new employee. Whether this is your first time recruiting, or your 100th, bringing a new person into your organisation is a big deal.

Today, I want to share some of the common mistakes I see business owners make when hiring a new employee. And most importantly – I’ll show you how to avoid these mistakes and get the most out of your recruitment process, no matter the size of your organisation.

A MHR Experiment: The 4-Day Work Week

A MHR Experiment: The 4-Day Work Week

Starting March 21st, the Melbourne HR team will be conducting an experiment to assess the efficacy of a 4-day working week. With promising results from studies overseas, we will be testing to see how this new work structure impacts productivity, employee engagement and employee wellbeing, and if the 4-day week truly is the way of the future.

So, before the experiment begins, let’s take a look at the current standard work hours across the globe, and how our work practices will change.

How to #BreakTheBias in your workplace

How to #BreakTheBias in your workplace

Despite growth and an increase in understanding, gender equality is still an aspiration, not a reality. And this is found quite noticeably in the workplace, where it is reported that 73% of women have experienced bias.

We all have a role to play in building a discrimination-free workplace, so today, I'd like to provide you with some tools to identify and reduce gender biases found within your own organisation.