MyHR Blog

What to do when an employee doesn't work their notice period

Updated: 6 August 2024

What happens when an employee is about to finish employment with the organisation (either because you have decided to end the employment relationship or they have) and fails

Managing sick leave: An employers guide to absenteeism

Sick leave is paid time off work when an employee is sick or injured, or their spouse, partner, dependent child or other dependent is unwell or injured.

It's winter, there are many illnesses around,

How to manage employee underperformance

We all know that, sometimes, despite our best efforts to build them up and encourage their success, employees do not perform as we expect. 

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

Having talent troubles? Leverage your “SME Advantage”

Updated: 26 November 2024

When you’re in a small business, it can be hard to compete for talent with larger organisations that have abundant resources at their disposal.

How good organisational design makes for better business

As businesses mature and grow, you 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

The recent high-profile case of media personality, Tova O'Brien, challenging the restraint of trade in her employment agreement has shone a light on these clauses and what they can be used for.

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.

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

Contractors vs employees: how to get it right

Employee or independent contractor? At MyHR, we get regularly asked this question and there seems to be some genuine confusion about the differences.