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Julian Hackenberg, HR Manager

Julian Hackenberg, HR Manager

Recent Posts

Managing sick leave: An employers guide to absenteeism

Sick leave is paid time off work when an employee, spouse, partner, dependent child or other dependent is unwell or injured (including stress and pregnancy).

Guide to HR success in the new year – Part 2

For businesses, the beginning of a new year is a great time to reset and consider how you can thrive in the year ahead. With rates of unemployment remaining very low and hiring becoming even harder,

How to manage employee underperformance

As we all know, there are times when despite our best attempts to set employees up and support their success, they don’t perform to the level we expect.

Guide to HR success in the new financial year – Part 1

As the new financial year officially kicks off, businesses around the country are refreshing and resetting their commercial strategies. According to discussions we’re having with customers, there’s

How to manage employee performance and development

Tracking, guiding, and improving employee performance can take some effort, and in a small to medium-sized business where everyone is flat-out and task-focussed, it can be deferred or neglected. But

What a new federal government means for employers

Employment and industrial relations were big talking points in the recent federal election campaign, with discussions focussing on wage stagnation, secure employment, women’s employment, reforming

Remuneration: Having pay conversations with employees

Talking to your team members about pay can sometimes be tricky, as it’s an emotional subject for most people and there can be a lot riding on it.

Workplace wellbeing: Building resilience in your people

In a previous post, we looked at taking care of your own wellbeing and mental health, and ways to deal with stress and build physical and mental resilience so you can function at your best.

In this

Getting back to business and ready to grow

No one needs me to tell them that the past 18 months have been a tough time for many people around Australia.

Minimum award wages are about to go up for 21 industries

Unlike previous years, the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) annual award wage increases have been rolled out in 3 stages this year. The 2.5% increase has already been introduced to those industries least