MyHR Blog

How to handle annual closedowns

Updated: 7 November 2024

If you’re planning to close down your business over summer and the festive season, doing it properly is important.

Top tips for surviving the Christmas party season

Updated: 22 November 2024

For most people, the Christmas season is an exciting time. A long year is coming to an end, holidays are near, and summer is here (or almost). Then there's the work Xmas

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

Constructive dismissal in New Zealand

Sometimes, an employee may feel that things at work are so bad - maybe their boss is treating them really unfairly or hasn’t done anything to remedy issues the person has raised - that they have no

8 effective employee retention strategies

The success of your business relies on the individual and combined skill of your people. 

Top performers are the ones who make a company hum. Not only are they exceptionally capable and productive,

Top 5 reasons why employment retention is so important

Some businesses treat employees as if they are as easily replaceable as cogs in a machine: lose one or two and there are always plenty more to take their place.

Handling an employee complaint about another employee

In any workplace, there will be some testy times between employees. Thankfully, many disagreements and disputes are minor and get resolved without management having to step in. Occasionally though,

How to manage serious misconduct in the workplace

At MyHR, our HR advisory team has been dealing with many requests for help with cases of serious misconduct.

7 common performance review mistakes

For many people, the term performance review conjures up a lot of negativity and even anxiety. This has become a such an issue that many HR pundits have been writing about the death of the

Top 5 employee benefits and perks

Updated: 21 January 2025

Skilled, loyal employees are integral to the success of any organisation. They know and understand your objectives and operations, work hard to contribute, and can help