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The importance of building Behavioural Questions into Interviews
Selecting the right person for the job is critical in this current recruitment market. Hiring decisions can impact business performance and selecting the right candidate can directly impact the business’s future success. A reliable interview and selection process is essential to ensure sound recruitment decisions.
A combination of behavioural and skills-based interview questions is a valuable tool in the recruitment process to help employers choose the right candidate.
Workplace Flu vaccinations – why they’re so important
Workplace flu vaccinations are important every year, as influenza can seriously affect your workplace. Workers with influenza take an average of two weeks to recover – which could be longer than COVID. Because people can be contagious before any symptoms show, it is easy to spread influenza.
What’s the difference between a casual employee and a contractor?
You have a specific project which needs to be completed or you don’t know how many hours you are going to need to fulfil your current workload, you know you need to bring a new person in to help get things done but should they be a casual or a contractor? What’s the difference?
Collecting and storing employee data
The collection and storage of employee data is a relevant topic in the media at the moment due to several high-profile data breaches. Here at Impact HR, we understand the importance of keeping sensitive employee data safe and protected and have prepared some points to consider.
Here are important steps you can take to protect employee data:
The art of SMART goals
Once we create a business plan, we need to achieve it. As a soloist, it is down to managing our time to juggle those things we chose not to outsource. If we have a team, we need to ensure that there is transparency and clarity on who is going to do what and how they will know when they are successful.
Welcome the Art of the Smart Goal.
Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail / Strategic vs Business Planning
One of the things that can be challenging in the SME environment is the balance between strategic planning and business planning. We are fortunate enough to work with many different owners and managers and everyone has their own strengths. For most of us, we like to play to them and may opt to spend more time in that space. However, when we are growing a successful, thriving business, we need to do both.
Fair Work Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 – what you need to know about the better off overall test (BOOT)
With the change in Government in May 2022, we have seen a strong push to pursue changes to the national industrial relations system to ensure these are applies equitably for all employees. In order to achieve this the Fair Work Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) has been introduced which varies the Fair Work Act (cth) 2009 (FWA 2009).
The Bill was passed in parliament in early December 2022 and an overview of the changes and implications are included below. Broadly the changes cover gender equity, flexible work arrangements, sexual harassment, discrimination, job security and bargaining.
Fair Work Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 – what you need to know about bargaining
With the change in Government in May 2022, we have seen a strong push to pursue changes to the national industrial relations system to ensure these are applies equitably for all employees. In order to achieve this the Fair Work Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) has been introduced which varies the Fair Work Act (cth) 2009 (FWA 2009).
The Bill was passed in parliament in early December 2022 and an overview of the changes and implications are included below. Broadly the changes cover gender equity, flexible work arrangements, sexual harassment, discrimination, job security and bargaining.
Fair Work Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 – what you need to know about flexible working arrangements
With the change in Government in May 2022, we have seen a strong push to pursue changes to the national industrial relations system to ensure these are applies equitably for all employees. In order to achieve this the Fair Work Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) has been introduced which varies the Fair Work Act (cth) 2009 (FWA 2009).
The Bill was passed in parliament in early December 2022 and an overview of the changes and implications are included below. Broadly the changes cover gender equity, flexible work arrangements, sexual harassment, discrimination, job security and bargaining.
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