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Way back in 2016, LinkedIn published a great article on what had become many companies’ newest nightmare known as ‘employee ghosting’ 👻.  “In fields ranging from food service to finance, recruiters and hiring managers say a tightening job market and a sustained labour shortage have contributed to a surge …

What do I need to know? With custom fields, employers can collate every piece of information they could possibly need to employ someone at their business, building a 360° employee profile that can not only streamline the onboarding experience, but give employers the tools to provide a uniquely personalised employee experience …

Since starting Employment Hero five years ago, we have focused on making employment easier for businesses to manage with features like compliant contracts and documents, automated modern award interpretation and paperless onboarding. This has helped make Employment Hero Australia’s leading employment management platform supporting over 4,500 businesses and well over 175,000 …

Small and medium businesses can often struggle to compete with the salaries, benefits and perks offered by larger employers, but it’s more important than ever for employers to offer employees more. Over one million employees look for added benefits when looking for a new job. A further one million …

Regardless of how big or small your business is, every company should have clearly defined and accessible company values. If you still consider values to be a marketing gimmick to acquire companies, then catch up; company values are now considered essential to business success.  What are Company Values? Company values …

Did you know that if a new manager struggles, their entire team will struggle too? According to Gallup research, managers account for at least 70% of their team’s employee engagement. In other words, a bad manager could result in low employee engagement. As the team responsible for people strategy, HR …

This Thursday is R U OK? Day, a national initiative that prompts everyone to ask their friends, family, colleagues or acquaintances a very important question – ‘are you ok?’. Each day, 8 Australians will take their own life. This affects not just their immediate friends and family, but causes a ripple effect …

According to Forbes, recognition is the number one thing employees say their manager could give them to inspire them to produce great work. Global studies prove that when it comes to inspiring people to be their best at work, nothing else comes close — not even higher pay, promotion, autonomy or …

It’s Women’s Health Week 2019 and we thought it was a great time to reflect on the state of women’s health in Australia and here at Employment Hero HQ. If you’re unfamiliar with what this week is all about, let’s go over the basics quickly. Women’…

There’s plenty of content out there on making sure your new employee has an awesome first day – and tips for seamless onboarding and induction. But, what are the key mistakes every employer should avoid during the employee induction process and when introducing a new staff member into the team? …