by AdviceFirst | Sep 19, 2019 | Employer Obligations, Health & Safety, HR Advice, New Zealand Financial & Business Advice, Small & Medium Business Advice, Wellbeing
As an employer, we are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace to our team members, by supporting both our employee’s physical, as well as their mental, health and wellbeing.One way we can support this is to offer short-term, confidential counselling...
by AdviceFirst | Mar 28, 2019 | Employer Obligations, Health & Safety, HR Advice, New Zealand Financial & Business Advice
How we’re improving our workplace H&SIn 2018 we were major sponsors of the Safe365 ‘Safest Place to Work Awards’, and part of our commitment to health and safety in 2019 has been adopting use of Safe365 within AdviceFirst across our 14 sites, nationwide. We caught...
by AdviceFirst | Feb 20, 2019 | Employer Obligations, HR Advice, New Zealand Financial & Business Advice, Small & Medium Business Advice
The Pay Equity Bill – Making It Easier for Employees to Raise a Complaint Pay equity is often a hot topic of discussion, not just in New Zealand, but on a global scale. And for good reason. Historically, women were generally paid less than men and, in some occupations...
by AdviceFirst | Feb 20, 2019 | Employer Obligations, HR Advice, New Zealand Financial & Business Advice, Small & Medium Business Advice, Wellbeing
Family violence, also known as domestic violence, is a major human rights issue throughout the world, a crime in New Zealand and does not operate separately to employment. It has no boundaries and doesn’t just stay at home. Perpetrators of such violence have been...