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Sylvie Thrush Marsh, Chief Evangelist

Sylvie Thrush Marsh, Chief Evangelist
After completing three degrees in five years, Sylvie cut her teeth on HR administration before moving into a national recruitment role. She heads our advisory team at MyHR, guiding clients on restructuring and redundancies, disciplinaries and performance management, recruitment, talent management, and everything in between.
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Recent Posts

Top challenges supporting employees through the holiday season

We don’t need to emphasise how challenging December can be, for both organisations and employees alike. For sectors like retail and hospitality, the holiday season is one of the busiest times of the

Preventing and responding to workplace violence

No employer wants their employees to be threatened by or subject to violence at work. But statistics show that violence is all too common in NZ workplaces:

Wrapping up with seasonal employees

Seasonal or short-term employees typically get a lot of attention at the beginning of the employment relationship and during the working season itself, but we don’t focus as much on the end of the

Paying part-time and casual staff

Managing pay and leave can be a real challenge for business owners and managers, and it’s even harder when your employees don’t work regular hours or have inconsistent schedules.

Does my workplace need a health & safety policy?

All Kiwi businesses have a duty of care to protect workers' health and safety. However, New Zealand’s workplace health and safety record lags behind other countries we compare ourselves to.

Recognising signs of burnout in your employees

Workplace burnout is a growing problem for many Kiwis. In 2024, Massey University Business School’s Wellbeing@work research found 57% of New Zealand workers were at high risk of burnout - a doubling

10 common restructuring mistakes to avoid

When it comes to undertaking a restructure at your business, there is a best-practice process you should follow. While the process hasn’t been defined to the letter in employment legislation, it has

6 steps for building a case for restructuring your business in New Zealand

Many companies find they need to change the way they operate. It may be because they need to save money, be more efficient, or take advantage of new technology or business opportunities.

How good organisational design makes for better business

As businesses mature and grow, they need to create new roles and hire people to fill them. In many small to medium-sized organisations, this can happen organically in response to internal changes,

Restraint of trade clauses: all you need to know

From time to time, we see restraint of trade clauses making headlines in the media, either because an employer seeks to enforce the clause or an ex-employee is challenging the terms and wants to