MyHR Blog

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.

Suspending an employee: all you need to know

Suspending an employee from work isn’t something to take lightly.

The disciplinary process: Frequently asked questions

Answers to questions MyHR receives from its members about the disciplinary process.

Tips for dealing with problem employees

Bad eggs. Tough cookies. Just about every New Zealand business-owner or manager has to deal with them at some point.

Effectively managing and resolving employee conflict

In the course of writing the piece about dealing with difficult employees, I came across an in-depth study into conflict in New Zealand workplaces. Published in 2014, the research found that one in

Managing employee issues before you need disciplinary

From the regular news reports of businesses having employee issues that need to be resolved by the Employment Relations Authority or the Employment Court, you’d be forgiven for thinking that New

Running an effective disciplinary process meeting

Meeting with the employee is an essential step in the disciplinary process. It gives the person a fair opportunity to respond to any concerns about their behaviour or allegations of misconduct made

Misconduct: Make sure you get the process right

A case of a caregiver in Nelson being awarded over $6,000 compensation because of procedural flaws in her dismissal - despite her behaviour being serious misconduct - highlights the need to get the