HR Resources

This cheatsheet will help you accurately plan leave and holidays for the year ahead.

We’ve created this guide to help you understand and prevent sexual harassment, your legal obligations as an employer or business owner, and how to protect and support every person in your workforce.

The checklist covers the 4 stages of onboarding: before the new person starts (because good onboarding starts as soon as the job offer is made), their first day on the job, the end of the first week, and regular review meetings during the first 3 months.

MyHR has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Kiwi businesses restructuring in the past 12 months, with our figures showing restructuring activity up 78%, and some sectors are far higher. We know the restructure process is something you want to get right, with a minimum of risk.

A useful guide step-by-step guide for all employers on navigating the pitfalls of 90 day exits.

This guide covers the various ways an employer can end employment, the general principles and the procedure you need to follow, and a couple of case studies to illustrate how it can play out and how you can handle it fairly and legally.

This guide is designed for employers and managers who have part-time, fixed-term, or casual staff, so you can understand your legal obligations and help ensure your employees are getting the right pay and leave entitlements at all times.

This checklist will help you create tailored Individual Employment Agreements (IEAs) for your staff members. It covers the clauses you must include, along with clauses we recommend you include, and others you may need.

'Mondayisation' happens when an employee's public holiday which falls on a Saturday or Sunday is moved to the following Monday (or in some cases Tuesday). Mondayisation only happens if the employee doesn't normally work on the calendar day of the holiday.

If you’ve ever had to hire someone into your team, or support a hiring manager with a recruitment process, you’ll know that it’s an art and not a science. Hiring is crucial. The right people are the

A snapshot of the SME employment landscape in New Zealand, including salary averages, wider employment trends, and results from our inaugural SME employer survey.

This FREE impact guide covers offboarding best practices that will help you say "goodbye" to your employees as fairly and respectfully as possible, regardless of the reason for their departure.

How to build quality employee relationships, manage issues and follow the disciplinary process.

The success of any business often depends on its ability to retain good employees.

Businesses function best when they have a team of talented people focussed on performing not only individually, but combining to help the company reach its goals.

The beginning of employment is such a crucial time. As an employer or manager, you've got the person selected for the role coming in to the business and you want them to get off to a good start, to quickly feel at home, and to start performing as fast as possible.

If you asked people what things are fundamentally important in their working lives, getting paid and taking leave are bound to be at the top of the list.

Performance reviews (or performance appraisals) work. They can be an invaluable tool for bringing out the best in your people, boosting achievement, morale, and productivity across the business.

They just have to be done well.

In this white paper we fully examine recruitment, including the reasons for doing it well, how to succeed in securing the best talent, avoiding the pitfalls, and how modern tools can help.

In this white paper, we take a broad look at restructuring and redundancies, how to make sure you handle them correctly, how to avoid common errors, and highlight some real examples.

Personal grievances are the pointy end of employment law and can be especially costly and time-consuming for small businesses to deal with.

Deciding to part ways with an employee is never easy. Whether you’re using a trial period, managing ongoing poor performance, or dealing with serious misconduct, balancing your legal obligations against the needs of the business can require tact and care.

Everyone shows up to work wanting to do a good job, but sometimes, managers and business owners need to firmly and clearly address unacceptable performance or behaviour in the workplace.

Clashes in the workplace are inevitable, but many of us don’t feel like we have the skills or confidence to tackle conflict in a constructive way. Left unresolved, these tensions can lead to miscommunication, resentment, and ultimately, ineffective working relationships.

Join MyHR’s Chief Evangelist, Sylvie, as she delves into the essentials of organisational design, guiding you through the process of devising a structure that aligns perfectly with your business objectives and supports your overall strategy.

Glenda Lewis and Sylvie Thrush Marsh will explore the elements you need to delegate tasks more effectively, foster a supportive and thriving workplace environment, and work seamlessly, without the stress.

Restructuring can be one of the most uncomfortable HR processes, but because it’s purely about commercial factors, it’s also one of the least personal and most straightforward if you do it well.

As most managers will know, things don’t always go to plan when you’re dealing with people.

There are times when an employee’s performance is so poor they need formal performance management to get them back on track.

Happy, healthy employees are not just a feel-good sentiment, they also have a significant impact on the success of any business. When employees feel their best, they are more productive, engaged, and motivated.

HR tips and tricks for SME leaders.

Align your people with your strategy to get the most out of the year

Strategies for sustainable high performance and improved productivity

Get answers to questions about the performance management process and how to deal with poor employee performance or behaviour.

Answers to common questions from employers about responding to an extreme weather event.

Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about employee's entitlement to sick leave, taking sick leave, and employers' rights and obligations.

In Aotearoa New Zealand’s third-ever national state of emergency, businesses and organisations up and down the motu have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. We’ve put together this resource to quickly troubleshoot the questions we’re receiving from our MyHR clients.

Answers to common questions about pay increases and handling salary discussions with employees. Find out more.

Get answers to common questions about Fair Pay Agreements and the FPA bargaining process.

What are Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), how do they work, and how do they benefit workers and businesses? Find out more.

Get answers to common questions about working remotely or from home, either as part of normal business or due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about the performance review process. Find out more.

Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about the recruitment and hiring process. Find out more.

Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about the disciplinary process. Find out more.

Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about restructures and redundancies. Find out more.

Looking back on workplace trends in New Zealand that defined 2024. Restructures and redundancies, employee turnover, flexible work, and the adoption of AI. Read our full trend report.

All employers are affected in some way by rises to the minimum wage, so start planning and budgeting now as there will be a knock-on effect.

Get to the bottom of a proposed law change that will allow employers to deduct employee pay in response to partial strikes.

Our analysis of a proposal to allow employers to open protected negotiations for the termination of employment without risking legal repercussions or admitting fault by either party.

We examine the government's proposed law change to give more weight to an employee’s behaviour when awarding remedies for personal grievance claims.

We look at the government's proposed law change to limit high-income employees from pursuing unjustified dismissal personal grievances.

As a business owner, you know how difficult it can be to take time off. The to-do lists never seem to end, and the constant thinking about your business and staff can make it nearly impossible to disconnect.

This cheatsheet will help you accurately plan leave and holidays for the year ahead.

What is silent firing and what does it mean for employers? Find out how to avoid risks and properly manage employee performance and conduct.

We’ve created this guide to help you understand and prevent sexual harassment, your legal obligations as an employer or business owner, and how to protect and support every person in your workforce.

Learn how MyHR's wraparound HR platform and personalised HR support can improve your operations and strengthen every employment relationship.

The checklist covers the 4 stages of onboarding: before the new person starts (because good onboarding starts as soon as the job offer is made), their first day on the job, the end of the first week, and regular review meetings during the first 3 months.