MyHR Blog

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

In some situations during employment - especially at the end of it - you can agree to pay an employee to stay at home instead of having them come to work. This is commonly called “garden leave” (or

Employees who discuss or disclose their salaries or wages have increased protection from adverse treatment, under a change to Employment Relations Act.

Taking care of the last part of an employee’s tenure may not seem as important as other stages of employment, but regardless of the reason for the person’s exit or how long they’ve been with you,

Ending a person’s employment can be a bit of a minefield. Disagreements, high emotions, personal grievance claims that can lead to court cases - the sorts of things all employers dearly want to avoid.

Having a team of high-performing employees is the goal for any organisation, and people typically want to be good at their job. But we all know that employee performance isn’t a static thing and can

Most people have heard of mediation. In the context of employment, mediation is a free and confidential tool to resolve problems.

But what does that mean in practice? Who’s involved? What happens

Let’s just come out and say it: sexual harassment, in any shape or form, is completely unacceptable. It doesn’t matter if it’s on the street, in a bar, at home, or in the workplace, everyone has the

In our working lives, we all have times when we’re faced with difficult situations and conversations that we’d rather not have.

The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) has been heralded for a long time and we are seeing an increasing use of AI by businesses to streamline and automate processes.