HR Resources

Learn about the difference between misconduct and serious misconduct, employer obligations, and our advice for handling serious misconduct fairly.

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

Understand family violence leave entitlements, how they work, and employer responsibilities to employees who need to take family violence leave.

Should businesses look to help their people get through these tough times? And if so, what are some practical things you can do? Let’s have a look.

What are your rights when an employee abandons the job without working the notice period? Find out more.

Our list of top tips on developing and managing a good company culture. Find out more.

The winter has brought many illnesses, so it's important to understand employee sick leave entitlements. Read more.

Expert tools, techniques, and tips for dealing with employees who aren't meeting performance expectations. Learn more.

Managing and improving employee performance can take some effort, but it's key to individual and overall business success. Find out more about tracking, guiding, and developing performance.

Having difficulty attracting and retaining skilled staff? Find out about the “SME Advantage” and ways to ensure your employee benefits and support match their expectations.

Good organisational design aligns the structure of the business with its strategy so you can make good decisions and achieve your goals. Find out more.

An in-depth look at restraint of trade and non-solicitation clauses, what they are, how they can be used, and how to make them compliant and enforceable. Learn more.

Tools and tips to help keep pay conversations with employees objective and constructive. Find out more.

Employee remuneration is really important for morale, retention, and recruitment, and the company’s overall reputation. It's also a legal basic for all employers. Find out more about remuneration and getting employee pay right.

A practical guide to help understand the differences between independent contractors and employees.

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads, businesses need to follow the testing and isolation requirements for cases and close contacts. Find out how to keep your people safe and minimise disruption to your business. UPDATED 14 APRIL 2022

How to build resilience in the workplace, support employees’ wellbeing, and create an open and considerate company culture. Find out more.

New Zealand continues to face a serious skills shortage, so businesses need to focus on ways to find good people and retain them. Find out more.

A report on salary averages, employee turnover, and employment trends.

When you’re running and managing a business, busy with the day-to-day, it can be easy to forget that taking care of your own wellbeing and mental health should be a top priority.

For most people, earning money is a principal reason to go to work each day. It’s also one of the easiest ways for them to measure themselves and their achievements. So, what you pay people matters.

The Holidays Act 2003 has been around for a while now, but many New Zealand businesses still struggle with holidays and correctly paying employees for them.

How to get onboarding right.

Understanding the 3-level traffic light system.

The importance of effective recruitment, how to boost your recruitment efforts, and the best ways to retain top performers.

Planning on restructuring your business? This free checklist will help you ensure you're following fair, robust process.

A step-by-step guide to handling and resolving employee complaints before the problem escalates.

A useful guide step-by-step guide for all employers on using this effective recruitment tool

Good performance reviews work. These five key steps will ensure you get the most from your performance reviews and avoid common mistakes.

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

Businesses with 20 or more employees must use probationary periods instead of 90-day trial periods. This step-by-step guide will help you manage the exit without getting into hot water.

When an employee isn't on the same track as your business, you need to take a proactive, structured approach to improving performance.

So, you've decided one of your employee's behavior is unacceptable and you want to enter into a disciplinary process. This FREE IMPACT GUIDE covers every step you need to take and gives you a robust process map to follow.

A signed, written employment agreement for each employee is a must for every business in New Zealand. This impact guide features a handy check list to make sure you don't miss something you might regret.

Cashing out annual leave is only allowed in some very specific situations. This FREE IMPACT GUIDE covers everything you need to know.

Guidance and advice to help make pay increase decisions.

MC Hugh Sundae joins MyHR CEO Jason Ennor, Sir John Kirwan and Dr Fiona Crichton for a panel discussion on practical ways SME leaders and employers can promote employee wellbeing and build a better business.

Join Jason as he talks about how businesses can leverage their 'SME Advantage' to win the battle for talent. This is an interactive session with live Q&A.

A discussion on the latest updates to immigration accreditation for New Zealand Employers.

A discussion on getting the fundamentals of organisation design right, so you know what work needs to be done and the roles and skills you need to do it.

A discussion on restraints of trade clauses and what they can be used for.

After 2 years of employment instability and challenging economic conditions, employees are increasingly looking for chunky pay rises.

Understand the effects of stress on your health, and learn to recognise and support your own wellbeing needs.

Selling a business can be exciting, stressful, and exhausting, so it's no wonder that legal obligations to your employees aren't top of mind when negotiating the sale.

Are you and your business prepared for the switch to the new COVID-19 Protection Framework "traffic light" system?

Making sure new employees hit the ground running can be tricky, and in our current uncertain world, there are many additional hurdles.

New Zealand's vaccination programme is underway, and with the Delta variant of COVID-19 alive and well in Australasia, employers are right to ask questions about whether vaccinations can be a tool to ensure business continuity.

Mediation is a free and confidential tool to resolve employment problems…but what does that mean? Who’s involved, what happens when you go, and why would you choose mediation over other tools available to you?

Businesses who hire migrants will have new legal requirements to meet from mid-2022.

Join our Head of Platinum Services, Sylvie Thrush Marsh to discuss what’s changing, how this will affect your business, what Immigration NZ will be looking for, and what to expect in 2022.

Join MyHR’s Sylvie Thrush Marsh (Head of Platinum Services) to understand what’s driving the skills shortage, how this will affect SMBs in the short term, and what you can do to hire and keep good staff.

Sylvie Thrush Marsh, Head of MyHR's Platinum Services, talks about gaining clarity and confidence in one of the most dreaded HR processes.

Jennifer Mills, one of New Zealand's leading employment and health & safety lawyers, and Jason Ennor, CEO of MyHR, discuss how to navigate the changing landscape of employment law.

Sam Newton from PayHero and Sylvie Thrush Marsh, Head of Platinum Services at MyHR, talked about recent changes to the Holidays Act and how these may impact your business.

A discussion with Jason Ennor, MyHR's CEO, on what performance reviews are good for and how to get the most out of them.

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

The winter has brought many illnesses, so it's important to understand employee sick leave entitlements. Read more.

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads, businesses need to follow the testing and isolation requirements for cases and close contacts. Find out how to keep your people safe and minimise disruption to your business. UPDATED 14 APRIL 2022

Answers to common questions about the COVID-19 Protection Framework, vaccine mandates, and vaccine passes. UPDATED 14 APRIL 2022.

Information about COVID-19 vaccinations for employers and employees, including common questions. UPDATED 8 OCTOBER 2021.

Get answers to questions about running your business at COVID-19 Alert Level 2. UPDATED 12 OCTOBER 2021.

Answers to questions about the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy August 2021 from MyHR members. UPDATED 1 OCTOBER 2021.

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 about operating businesses under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 from MyHR members. UPDATED 12 OCTOBER 2021.

Get answers to common questions about paying employees, operating your business, and other employment matters while NZ is at COVID-19 Alert Level 4. UPDATED 1 OCTOBER 2021.

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 performance review 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.

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads, businesses need to follow the testing and isolation requirements for cases and close contacts. Find out how to keep your people safe and minimise disruption to your business. UPDATED 14 APRIL 2022

New Zealand continues to face a serious skills shortage, so businesses need to focus on ways to find good people and retain them. Find out more.

MyHR CEO, Jason Ennor, looks at the best ways to reset your businesses, while putting your people first, driving efficiency, performance and autonomy. Find out more.

Answers to common questions about the COVID-19 Protection Framework, vaccine mandates, and vaccine passes. UPDATED 14 APRIL 2022.

The latest advice on making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory in workplaces, what employers can and can't do, and how to make sure your organisation is prepared for 2022 and beyond. Find out more.

Information about COVID-19 vaccinations for employers and employees, including common questions. UPDATED 8 OCTOBER 2021.

Get answers to questions about running your business at COVID-19 Alert Level 2. UPDATED 12 OCTOBER 2021.

Answers to questions about the COVID-19 Wage Subsidy August 2021 from MyHR members. UPDATED 1 OCTOBER 2021.

Answers to questions about operating businesses under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 from MyHR members. UPDATED 12 OCTOBER 2021.

Find out the details of Alert Level 3 and what they could mean for your business. UPDATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2021.

Get answers to common questions about paying employees, operating your business, and other employment matters while NZ is at COVID-19 Alert Level 4. UPDATED 1 OCTOBER 2021.

This report provides a snapshot of the employment landscape and the trends and changes we have seen this year when we compare it to 2019.

Changes to NZ's COVID-19 Alert Levels mean businesses must again comply with the restrictions. Find out about how to respond and adapt your operations.

Despite the impact of COVID-19, there are plenty of opportunities for businesses and job-hunters who are willing to be flexible. It's all about getting great talent on terms that suit both parties.

• UPDATED 9 APRIL - We know it’s been a hell of a time for businesses. So let’s look at the issues and implications for employers (and employees) during COVID-19 Alert Level 4.

The government is offering economic assistance to businesses and employees impacted by the coronavirus, COVID-19.

There's a lot of alarm about the coronavirus COVID-19, which is spreading around the world and disrupting business.