I need to recruit someone for my business.  What are the options if I don’t want No8HR to manage the whole process for me?
We can help with any aspect of the recruitment process for an agreed up-front fee.  This gives you the flexibility to manage the parts of the process you feel comfortable with and give you access to our specialist knowledge and expertise for the parts where you have either time constraints or are less comfortable.
Some services that clients have used us for as part of their overall selection strategy include:
 

• Reference checking

• Ministry of Justice clearance

• Ability and Personality Testing

• Credit checks

No8HR  has a wealth of experience in helping businesses make the changes they need to through these potentially difficult times.  Contact us today for a no obligation conversation to see how we can help you make the changes that will protect and secure the future of your business, or just drop us an e-mail to info@no8hr.co.nz
Call us on (07) 870 4901

For many businesses the tougher economic times are now starting to hit as cash-flows have been down for a period and thoughts have to go to strategies around business survival.

Making the right people decisions in your business is important at anytime, and when the going is a little tougher it is absolutely critical to make sure that you make not only the right decisions but that you do them in a timely manner.

The law in relation to managing changes for your employees can be complex to interpret and tricky to implement.  Certainly, if you envisage any changes that will affect your staff you need to ensure you follow an appropriate consultation process so that all alternatives can be explored prior to a final decision being made.

At No8HR we can help you find a cost effective solution for your business and help you manage and implement it in a way that mitigates any risks.  Give us a call today for a free, no obligation discussion.
 

Log onto www.no8hr.co.nz  to find out more about what we do and how we can help you or give us a call on 07 870 4901.

As employers are looking for ways to flexibly manage their workforce many are asking us about using fixed term employment arrangements.  There are some simple tests to ensure that if you are contemplating a fixed term employment arrangement that you meet the statutory requirements:

•  The Individual Employment Agreement (IEA) must state when or how the employment will end.  This needs to be a specific date, the conclusion of a project or the end of a specified event.
  
•  The employer must have a genuine reason for saying the employment will end in that way (assessing the candidate’s suitability for the role or attempting to limit or exclude the employee’s rights under any other legislation are  NOT genuine reasons that are acceptable to the courts).
  
•  The employer must advise the employee of when or how their employment will end and why.
  
•  The employer must provide the employee with a copy of the intended IEA and advise the employee that they are entitled to seek independent advice.

Common pitfalls to fixed term agreements are:

•  There is a danger to them becoming permanent if sequential fixed term agreements are offered, particularly if the original reason becomes stale.
  
•  If the employment just ‘runs over’ the expiry of the fixed term it will be deemed to be permanent.
  
•  Some clauses may not automatically ‘run-on’ like ‘restraint of trade’ so care is needed either way.
  
•  There needs to be an express clause that allows for an earlier termination of the fixed term arrangement otherwise you’re locked into it for the duration.
  
• If you are looking at taking someone on for a fixed term, review the checklist above and if you would like further clarification or assistance just give us a call

As well as finding the right people for you and your business No8HR can help you with:

• Payroll Services
• Temporary staff
• Restructuring and redundancy
• Managing other employee changes
• Performance Management