People management is becoming more complex in the face of ever-changing employment regulation and practice. At the same time, employees are increasingly aware of what they can get elsewhere as they take charge of their careers like never before in today's "war for talent". As a small or medium business owner, the distraction of keeping up with this changing landscape can often come at a cost of lost time and sales, which translates to lost profit.
Every business, regardless of size, should have simple, yet effective HR policies, procedures, job descriptions and employment contracts. Why? To help communicate the company's position on numerous employment matters and to ensure the company deals with issues in a consistent and fair manner. It also contributes to the company's overall image as an attractive, well organised and professional employer.
Failure to have policies, job descriptions or even employment contracts in place leaves your employment-related practices vulnerable to challenges, grievances and possibly legal action, particularly if you are inconsistent when dealing with staffing or policy issues. These can only result in three things for a company:
It is easy to avoid these potential problems if your company has established policies, procedures, job descriptions and employment contracts, something we can help you achieve. Our services are ideal for small to medium sized businesses without HR departments who often scramble for resources when compiling staffing information, contracts, or developing HR policies and procedures. We can also assist with designing and developing effective performance management systems for your business.
Our Human Resources Consulting Framework is straightforward and uncomplicated, and is designed to meet the needs of small to medium sized businesses. It comprises three modules that build on each other and work together as a complete human resources solution to protect your business and position it competitively in today's employment market.
The Cornerstone module brings together the fundamentals of human resources, while the Keystone module contains best practice policies, procedures and tools for managing your staff and their employment. The Capstone module is our invaluable consultation and support service.
Cornerstone - human resources fundamentals
Keystone - employee relations toolkit
Policies, procedures and tools encompassing occupational health and safety, equal employment opportunity, remuneration, performance, behavioural standards, entitlements and benefits.
Capstone - consultation and support