Workplace and HR Blog

  There’s no denying it can be a challenge to do business in today’s market. Dealing with increased competition, skills shortages and digital disruption requires a greater level of leadership skills.   While figuring out how to get the most from our people is always high on the agenda, leadership development is often pushed down the priority list of areas to invest in, leaving only a...

Put simply, your employer brand is your reputation as an employer – good, bad or in between. Organisations with a good employer brand are the ones that consistently attract and retain the best talent, even though they don’t necessarily pay the highest salaries.    Your employer brand is more than just the perks you offer, like a funky office...

Here’s what you need to know   With the Christmas and New Year holiday period fast approaching it’s a good time to ensure you have communicated any planned office closure periods for the break with your staff. Employees can legally be directed to take annual leave during a closure/shut down period if their agreement /...

As 2018 draws to a close it’s a good time to reflect on what we need to do to improve performance in the coming year.   Focusing on your people is the key to unlocking enhanced performance. Motivating your team, reducing employee turnover, building a high-performing culture and aligning your people with the organisation’s goals are critical for ensuring organisational success.   Three ways you...

For many organisations, values remain words hanging on the wall and have little bearing on the employees’ behaviours and actions or on day-to-day operations. These unrealised values are a sure-fire way to lose the confidence of your employees and show your customers that your company lacks commitment and conviction. But when values are fully lived...

PeopleStart Director Dayna Edwards, was featured in Inside Small Business sharing her advice on how you can navigate difficult conversations in the workplace. Read the full article below: If you were to take a guess at the employee issue that causes owners and managers the most anxiety, what would it be? Performance, productivity, managing personalities?...

It has been well researched that workplace diversity improves team performance and leads to higher levels of innovation. For instance, McKinsey research has shown that diverse companies are 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry average. Not only can it unlock performance, it can also open up your talent pool, particularly with...

PeopleStart Director, Dayna Edwards was featured in Pro Bono Australia discussing how WA disability service providers will need to reassess their HR and recruitment strategies as the NDIS rolls out across Western Australia. In her article she outlines two key HR areas disability service providers will need to counter: Tightened employment market which will make...

With strong mining market confidence and many new mining projects on the horizon, PeopleStart has become a core partner with several mining companies to provide comprehensive labour market salary analysis for detailed feasibility studies and also preliminary HR plans to ensure businesses are ready to meet the current labour market challenges. PeopleStart recently partnered with...

Our Director Dayna Edwards was featured in Australia’s Mining Monthly discussing PeopleStart’s HR and recruitment program for Northern Minerals’ recent rare heavy earths project. In the article Dayna discusses how Northern Minerals faced a number of hurdles as it made the move from constructor to producer, including the plant’s remote location and extremely complex world-first...