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How to manage an underperforming employee

It happens. Despite the best efforts, an employee is underperforming and something has to be done. Managing an underperforming employee is difficult for everyone – the manager, the team and most of all, the employee. However, for the sake of the business, it’s absolutely critical that underperformance is addressed as quickly as possible so it doesn’t affect business performance and culture inside the team. The starting point for any underperformance discussion is your workplace procedures and policies. Employment Hero …

One of the most common questions we get asked is “Can you help me with onboarding?”. Onboarding is one of the best times but also one of the biggest potential mindfields in the employee lifecycle. You want to make sure that everything is well prepared so that your employee can …

No one started a business to be an employer. But as your business grows, you bring people on the journey with you. It’s exciting watching dreams become reality but the admin associated with employing people can bring that excitement to a crashing halt. Being compliant shouldn’t be hard …

Sometimes you have to take the next step. After trying to solve performance issues informally, you need to move on to something more serious like a formal written warning. A formal written warning is basically a letter which will sit on their file for future reference that outlines the performance …

Last year, Sydney hosted the fourth Invictus Games, an international, multi and adaptive sporting event for wounded, ill and injured men and women from the armed forces. A resounding success, the Games were delivered by a diverse and constantly evolving team that developed over two years. With improving the path …

They say art reflects life and, while they may exaggerate, films do represent some very real workplace situations. The funniest usually involve some kind of misconduct 😲 We’ve bought together our favourite six examples of misconduct in films for your laughing pleasure. Let’s hope they don’t …

Hello Heroes! It’s that time again… the time when we let you know about all the good stuff that’s been happening at Employment Hero in March. Here’s HaRi We’ve changed how we educate and keep you up to date on what’s happening with Employment Hero. …

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Happy workplaces are important. Everyone is inspired to come to work every day, there’s no gossip and collaboration is the norm. These are all signs of a healthy workplace. We’ve pulled together the top 8 signs that you’ve got a healthy workplace below: 1. People are inspired, not …

As a business, you have obligations to keep your team safe and healthy while they’re in the workplace. This means that as much as reasonably practicable, you need to make sure people are not put at risk while working. It is a legal requirement that every workplace has a …

In the modern workplace, one of the best things you can do for your career is A.B.L – Always Be Learning! The key trait I look for as a hiring manager is the thirst for knowledge because jobs and roles are constantly changing. Someone who wants to improve and …