MyHR Blog

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I originally wrote this piece back in May 2020, which seems like a long time ago. Back then, we were emerging from our first lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were all hopeful that

Updated: 12 February 2024.

The Holidays Act 2003 has been around a good while now, but many New Zealand employers still struggle with public holiday regulations and correctly paying employees.

Open communication between employees and management is essential if an organisation is going to run effectively. Communication encourages collaboration, and collaboration helps keep productivity and

Getting pay or payroll wrong is a major risk for any business. Errors can be costly not only in terms of money and time, they could land you in hot water, legally.