MyHR Blog

Working from home: Frequently asked questions

We frequently receive questions from business owners and managers about employee flexible work arrangements and working from home, so we’ve put together this blog post to answer them.

Helping employees through a cost of living crisis

The term “the cost of living crisis” has become commonplace, not only in New Zealand but across the world. It refers to prices for goods and services rising faster than people’s disposable incomes,

Strategies for supporting employees with mental health challenges

Supporting employees experiencing mental health challenges has become an important consideration for many businesses in New Zealand.

Recognising signs of burnout in your employees

Workplace burnout is a growing problem for many Kiwis. In 2024, Massey University Business School’s Wellbeing@work research found 57% of New Zealand workers were at high risk of burnout - a doubling

Employee Assistance Program benefits: A clear guide

The mental health of employees comes up regularly in the workplace these days, and so does the use of Employee Assistance Programs or EAPs: what they are, the benefits they offer workers and

Getting to the bottom of workplace bullying in New Zealand

New Zealand has a pretty poor record when it comes to bullying in the workplace.

Recent research by Massey University found just over 90% of employees had experienced some form of bullying in the

How to help employees with post-holiday blues

We all know that returning to work after a holiday can be tough. You’ve had a break from the daily grind and the first few days back in the job can take some adjusting to - especially if it was a

Switching off: 10 tips for small business owners

As a business owner, you know how difficult it can be to take time off. The to-do lists never seem to end, and the constant thinking about your business and staff can make it nearly impossible to

Looking after employees following a restructure

One in two people in the NZ workforce are at high risk of burnout, according to Massey University’s latest wellbeing@work research. That number has doubled since December 2023 and it’s a statistic

Returning to the office and hybrid work

For lots of SME business owners, the new environment of hybrid working and having your employees in and out of the workplace is not always a positive consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.