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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

New immigration laws for businesses employing migrant workers

Significant changes to New Zealand’s immigration laws came into effect on 4 July 2022, with a single work visa (the Accredited Employer Work Visa) replacing temporary work visas that were available

What to do in a crisis: Cyclone Gabrielle FAQs

In Aotearoa New Zealand’s third-ever national state of emergency, businesses and organisations up and down the motu have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Flooding, power cuts, building damage, and

Managing pay increases and pay conversations: Frequently asked questions

Conversations with employees about pay and pay raises can be tricky, especially in tough economic conditions.

We get a lot of questions from our members and employers about pay increases and handling

Dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace

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

When to promote an employee

A key factor in successful business ownership and management, at all sizes and in all industries, is managing your people well and ensuring that every employee’s career is progressing as both the

Remuneration: How to get employee pay right

Money isn’t everything, right? You can read any number of articles on HR or people management explaining how employees prefer to be recognised by things other than money (we’ve written a few ourselves

Wellbeing and resilience: Putting on your oxygen-mask first

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.

Employer obligations when selling your business

It's not every day a business owner leaves their company. Employees may resign or be moved on, but we wanted to address this less common but still twisty situation.

Mediation: All you need to know

Most people have heard of mediation. In the context of the employment relationship, mediation is a free and confidential tool to resolve problems. But what does that mean in practice? Who’s involved?

Recruitment and employee retention in tight times

It’s become a bit of a cliche to call the past few years "unprecedented times". We’ve been through a lot of change and turbulence, from COVID-19 restrictions and supply chain disruptions to