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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 …

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 …

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 …

This is a guest post by South Pacific Private who explain how management can improve mental wellness strategies in the workplace. Employees may think that what happens in their private life is nothing to do with their employer and on the whole, they’re right. However, when issues arise at …

Flexible work is becoming incredibly popular and businesses of all sizes are looking to keep up with the trend. Flexible work refers to programs and processes that allow employees to have some control over when, where and how work gets done. Some examples of flexible work include reduced working hours, …

We live in a society that values self-service. From bagging our own groceries to shopping on our mobiles, we are used to doing it for ourselves in real-time. While self-service was shunned by customers years ago (and of course there are still those who hate DIY grocery checkouts), it has …

Remuneration is still a top consideration for prospective employees but according to our nationwide employee survey, employees are beginning to expect more than a salary from their employers. In this blog we discuss what our survey results revealed when it comes to the top reasons employees accept job roles, why …

Successful companies with high levels of employee engagement foster a culture of feedback between manager and employee.  Annual performance reviews are a traditional method of eliciting feedback but problems can arise when this is the only feedback employees get. Proven success is shown to result from using methods of ongoing …

Do you know your FTEs from your PTEs? Having trouble figuring out the FWC and FWO? If you’re thinking, WTH? You’re not alone. The world of human resources (HR) is a veritable smorgasbord of acronyms and abbreviations that you don’t come across in everyday life. While they …