Top 5 HR Mistakes New Businesses Make
Starting up a business can be an exciting yet laborious and overwhelming experience. In the formative stages, it’s common to find yourself wearing all the professional hats at once - finance, operations, marketing…the list goes on. But one hat that often gets forgotten is HR. And the ramifications of leaving this function unattended can be very costly, with the potential to run you out of business.
So, to help steer you in the right direction and build your business for success, here’s five of the most common HR mistakes we see start-ups make, and most importantly, how to avoid them.
The Benefits of a Remote Work Arrangement
During the pandemic, remote working was a necessity to ensure business survival. Now, as we return to operating in the covid-normal world, remote work has continued to be a preferential working agreement for many businesses.
Today, we’ll be examining remote work arrangements – more specifically, its benefits and whether it could be an option for your business.
The Top 5 Mistakes Employers Make During The Recruitment Process
So, it’s time to hire a new employee. Whether this is your first time recruiting, or your 100th, bringing a new person into your organisation is a big deal.
Today, I want to share some of the common mistakes I see business owners make when hiring a new employee. And most importantly – I’ll show you how to avoid these mistakes and get the most out of your recruitment process, no matter the size of your organisation.
A MHR Experiment: The 4-Day Work Week
Starting March 21st, the Melbourne HR team will be conducting an experiment to assess the efficacy of a 4-day working week. With promising results from studies overseas, we will be testing to see how this new work structure impacts productivity, employee engagement and employee wellbeing, and if the 4-day week truly is the way of the future.
So, before the experiment begins, let’s take a look at the current standard work hours across the globe, and how our work practices will change.
How to #BreakTheBias in your workplace
Despite growth and an increase in understanding, gender equality is still an aspiration, not a reality. And this is found quite noticeably in the workplace, where it is reported that 73% of women have experienced bias.
We all have a role to play in building a discrimination-free workplace, so today, I'd like to provide you with some tools to identify and reduce gender biases found within your own organisation.
How to measure the mental health and wellbeing of your employees
A thriving business is one backed by happy and healthy employees. With this in mind, there has never been a better time to be on the front-foot of managing employee wellbeing.
In this blog, we’ll take you through the top strategies for gauging employee mental health and wellbeing in your workplace.