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Minimum Wage FAQs
The new minimum wage is now in effect. Overview Minimum Wage increased on 1 April. Is your business ready? As a business owner or employer, you may have questions about the latest wage increase and what it means for you. We have created FAQs to help you prepare your business.
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Your Guide to Public Holidays
Do you know how to manage public holiday pay for employees? Overview Keeping track of public holiday pay for employees can be tricky. What do you do if a public holiday falls on a weekend? How to calculate leave? Our guide breaks down the essentials of public holidays and provides a survival guide for business […]
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Minimum Wage Increase Factsheet
The minimum wage is increasing! Get the latest information by downloading our free factsheet. Overview The minimum wage is increasing from 1 April 2023. It is important that employers understand the latest minimum wage increases and how it impacts them. We have compiled a factsheet to help prepare your business for the upcoming wage increase. […]
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Mental Health Policy Template
A free mental health policy template suitable for most businesses. Overview Employers have an obligation to provide a mentally healthy workplace for everybody. A solid, comprehensive, and responsive Mental Health Policy is an essential document in identifying mental health risks and protecting your business with the right documentation. Includes: Identifying and assessing mental health risks in the workplace Controlling […]
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Sexual Harassment Policy Template
Does your business have a sexual harassment policy? Overview Workplace sexual harassment can leave employers open to potential risks and liabilities. Having a sexual harassment policy in place can ensure you protect your business and employees. Download our Sexual Harassment Policy Template today! Includes: How to use this template Employee obligations Employer duties
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Work From Home Policy Template
Do your staff work from home? Overview Since the pandemic, flexible working has become the new norm and something employees value for better work/life balance. If you offer work from home (WFH) arrangements, you need a WFH Policy. As an employer you still have health and safety obligations to your staff working remotely. Keep your […]
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Managing Absenteeism Factsheet
Is excessive employee absenteeism hurting your business? Overview Running your business when staff are away excessively or take unplanned leave is hard! Staff absenteeism forces other employees to carry the additional workload and increases the burden on you as an employer. Absenteeism affects staff burnout and impacts productivity, morale, and service quality. Get on top […]
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Employee Life Cycle E-Book
Have you optimised your employee lifecycle? Overview Attract great staff, retain employees and improve productivity in your business by having an effective system to navigate the employee lifecycle. Download our E-Book to learn about building an engaging employee lifecycle today. Download our FREE Employee Lifecycle E-Book today! Includes: The fundamental stages of an employee lifecycle […]
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Employsure Business Health Check
When was the last time your business had a health check? Overview A Business Health Check is a current and complete assessment of the components of your business. Identify any potential strengths and weaknesses. Learn all about a strong and healthy business moving into the new year. Download our FREE Employsure Business Health Check today! […]
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Public Holiday Survival Guide
New Zealand has 11 Public Holidays every year. Every public holiday poses a unique challenge to employers. Employsure has developed a comprehensive guide to help you find your way. Overview The issue of public holiday pay for employees, including who is entitled to what rate and the impact of any leave, is a complex one […]
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Christmas Party Duty of Care Checklist
Are you holding a work Christmas party this year? Overview Steer clear of workplace festive fiascos! Understand your duty of care as an employer for your end-of-year parties. Identify and reduce potential risks, including those related to workplace health and safety, sexual harassment, discrimination, and bullying. Keep your festivities merry and bright and avoid a […]
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Annual Holidays Entitlements Infographic
When it comes to annual holidays, do know your obligations as an employer? Overview Navigating annual holidays during the festive season can be tricky! It’s not always easy knowing the right thing. What are your staff’s holiday entitlements? Do you pay your staff for a public holiday if they are on leave? What happens during […]
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Hiring Casuals Guide
Are you hiring casuals in your business? Overview Casual employment is more complicated than it seems! Make sure you know the ins and outs of hiring casuals and your obligations as an employer. Download our factsheet today! The Factsheet Includes: What is a casual employee? What entitlements do casual employees have? How are annual holidays […]
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12 Daily Wellbeing Tips Poster
Spread the word about mental health in your workplace. Overview From getting enough sleep, to spending time outside, moving each day and deep breathing – there are many practical ways we can build our wellbeing daily. Promote mental wellbeing in your workplace with our FREE 12 Daily Wellbeing Tips Poster. Download the poster, […]
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Mental Wellbeing Guide for Business Owners
Are you coping with the demands of being a business owner? Overview Being a business owner can be overwhelming! There’s a lot to be across, from managing day-to-day operations, paying wages, dealing with rising business costs, hiring and managing staff, and ensuring you have the right processes and documents in place. These challenges can have […]
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Performance Management Factsheet
Are you trying to manage underperforming employees? Overview Whether you’re trying to manage underperforming employees or implement a performance management plan, we can help. The Performance Management Factsheet Includes: Things a successful performance strategy should include Tips to manage poor performance How to create a Performance Management Plan
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Return to Work Factsheet
If your employees are returning to work, how can you prepare your workplace? Overview Whether you’re preparing for staff returning to the workplace or managing remote employees, our factsheet will help you understand what to do when things go wrong. The Return-to-Work Factsheet Includes: How to prepare for staff returning to office Things to include […]
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Agriculture Health & Safety Checklist
Are you struggling to implement health and safety practices at work? Overview Whether you’re trying to train employees in health and safety, or understand your obligations, we have compiled a health and safety checklist for you. The Agriculture Health & Safety Checklist is just what you need to ensure you are doing the right thing. […]
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Hiring Casuals: A quick factsheet for employers
Are you hiring casuals in your business? Overview Casual employment is more complicated than it seems! Make sure you know the ins and outs of hiring casuals and your obligations as an employer. Download our factsheet today! The Factsheet Includes: What is a casual employee? What entitlements do casual employees have? How are annual holidays […]
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Managing Absenteeism and Leave: A Quick Factsheet for Childcare Employers
Are you struggling to manage staff absenteeism and leave at your workplace? Overview Whether you’re dealing with unauthorized absences, managing absenteeism or understanding leave entitlements, our factsheet will help you understand what to do when things go wrong. The Factsheet Includes: What is absenteeism? Steps to manage absenteeism When disciplinary action might be needed Understanding […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Disciplinary Action in Healthcare
Staff not doing the right thing in your business? Overview Whether you’re dealing with staff falsifying time sheets, being a ‘no show’ for shifts, or discussing patient confidential information, our guide will help you understand what to do when things go wrong. The Guide Includes: What is and isn’t considered misconduct When disciplinary action may […]
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The COVID Poster Kit
Promote great hygiene and stop the spread in your workplace! Overview Make great hygiene practices clear and visible in your business with our COVID Poster Kit. This kit contains posters and signs to help your staff stay safe, healthy, and hygienic in the workplace. The Poster Kit Includes: Back to Business Hygiene Tips Poster Hand […]
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Onboarding Template
Do you have a clear process to welcome new employees into your business? Overview Make a great first impression and help your new employees start on the right foot – with a great onboarding process! Ensure you have everything you need to welcome a new employee and set them up for success with our free […]
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Workplace Health & Safety Checklist
Our workplace health & safety checklist will help you understand best practices and how to practically enact them. Overview Employers struggle to keep on top of regulations and requirements of a healthy and safe workplace. Safety regulations and contracts are constantly changing, and it can be easy for your workplace to slip into unsafe practices. For […]
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Flexible Working
Improve your business work flows, learn more about Flexible Working and how it could be useful in your business with the assistance of this essential guide. Overview Flexible Working is a great way of growing your business whilst moving with the times. Effectively managing flexible working requests is crucial to keeping staff happy and feeling […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Operating Through Omicron
The Ultimate Guide to Omicron answers ALL the questions you might have on how to keep open and operating through Omicron. Overview Your ULTIMATE GUIDE covers: Battling Operating through Omicron whilst many of your employees are awaiting test results or isolating with sickness? In this guide we cover: Reducing hours of work for workers who […]
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Minimum Wage Guide
The Government has announced a further increase to the minimum wage – get the latest information by downloading our free guide. Overview Wages are a big cost, but your employees are a bigger asset. Employsure understands the minimum wage increases can put pressure on your staffing needs, so we’ve carefully put together this e-guide to […]
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Succeeding Through Covid | Q&A Factsheet
With rising infections all over New Zealand, we are still learning to survive and thrive through these unprecedented times. Staying open to operate has been a challenge for many businesses. In this guide, one of our Employment Relations Advisors answer some top questions coming through on the Employsure Advice line. Overview Our Employment Relations Advisors […]
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Christmas Closedown Checklist
Download this checklist and tick off the items before you shut up the shop. Overview Closing down your business over Christmas? You don’t want to walk away on the last day and have that tingling feeling you’ve forgotten to empty all your bins or lock the front door. This checklist can help you make sure you’ve done everything you […]
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Mandatory Face Coverings. A Guide For Employers
A free guide for mandating face coverings in your workplace. Overview From time to time, governments or public health bodies may introduce or reinstate the mandatory wearing of face coverings in response to COVID-19 outbreaks. This order or direction may change depending on the development of COVID-19 outbreaks in your area. But how does an employer […]
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Sick Leave Changes Factsheet
From 24 July, Sick Leave will change significantly for both employeess and employers. Overview A simple yet significant change will be made to sick leave from 24 July. This factsheet gives you an easy-to-understand run down of all the changes, and includes where you can go to find more help on workplace relations, and tips […]
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Understanding Disciplinary Action
Understanding when and how to take disciplinary action against your employees is not always easy or enjoyable. Our downloadable e-guide can help get you started. Overview If an employee is behaving improperly in the workplace, an employer may need to raise and address concerns regarding the employee’s conduct by means of a formal disciplinary process. It is recommended […]
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Understanding Redundancies: A Guide for Employers
Better understand redundancies and the options available to you with this guide. Overview There are many reasons employers may be considering staff redundancies, financial or otherwise. Before you make a decision to proceed with redundancy, you should consider the alternatives available, as there may be more suitable option that better accommodate your business specific needs. In the event that redundancies […]
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Personal Grievances: The Ultimate Employer Guide
Learn more about personal grievances, and how to potentially avoid their escalation in this guide. Overview In any relationship, even a good relationship, sometimes a person feels they are being treated unfairly. This can also be the case in an employment relationship. Rather than making an emotional decision to end things then times get tough, as an […]
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Template Vaccination Policy
It’s never been more important for your business to have a policy covering vaccination, immunisation and infection control. Overview Vaccinations are rolling out, does your business have a policy? Get your free template version here. This policy helps you implement best practice measure to mitigate and reduce infection risks in your workplace. This is vital […]
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Kit for Employers
COVID brought with it countless unprecedented changes to arguably every facet of our lives, and none more so than work. Now, there’s a new hill to climb – the COVID-19 vaccination. Overview As it stands, the Government has stated the vaccine won’t be mandatory. In addition, there are currently no legislative grounds or public health directives which permit an […]
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Performance Management: The Ultimate Employer Guide
Improve your management skills, learn more about your rights and enhance your processes with the assistance of this essential guide. Overview Performance management is about inspiring employees to be better and addressing the shortcomings associated with underperformance to drive efficiency. Effectively managing performance is the test of many managers’ or employers’ people management skills. It is perhaps one […]
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Workplace Poster Kit
Free signs, templates and posters to support health and hygiene in your workplace. Overview Workplace Hygiene will be more important than ever in 2021 as we stabilise and recover from COVID. Here are some free templates and resources to help you meet your obligations and keep your business safe, healthy, and hygienic. This Free Pack […]
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Survive and Thrive Redundancy Guide
Understand your obligations when it comes to redundancy. Overview Many small businesses in New Zealand are feeling a bit under the weather during this unstable economic climate. Making an employee redundant may seem like a complicated and draining last resort – and it isn’t designed to be quick or easy. If you’re thinking of making a redundancy, don’t. Read this […]
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Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Guide
This guide will cover the fundamentals of drug testing in the workplace. Overview Drugs and alcohol have no place in the workplace. An employee who is impaired by drugs or alcohol may find it hard to focus and stay on task, and is more inclined to risk-taking behaviours. All of these factors make an intoxicated employee a hazard to themselves and […]
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COVID-19 Safety Planning Pack
Your template COVID-19 Safety Plan and supporting resources. COVID-19 Safety Plan, Templates and Checklists Preparing your business for the new realities of COVID-19 will be essential to the long term success of your business, and the safety of your employees. Get the essential COVID-19 Safety Planning Pack, with the policies, templates and checklists you need. Includes: Preparing your business for the new […]
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COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme
Better understand how to apply for and implement the Leave Support Scheme with this guide. The Leave Support Scheme The Leave Support Scheme was introduced to assist businesses throughout COVID-19, by providing income support to workers who need to stay home in order to reduce the spread of the virus. With Alert Levels returning to normal in NZ, the Scheme has been updated […]
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Survive and Thrive Employer Kit
Policies, checklists and templates to set up your business and your employees in the ‘new normal’ of working from home. Working From Home COVID-19 has changed the world – has your business changed with it? Working from home will be the new normal, and employers will need to set-up the correct policies, procedures and processes to protect […]
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COVID-19 Safety Planning Pack
Templates and checklists to prepare and safeguard your business for COVID-19 Overview COVID-19 has changed the world. Has your business changed with it? Preparing your business and your workplace for the new realities of COVID-19 will be essential, now and for the long term. Get the essential templates and tools to assess your workplace, prepare […]
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Work From Home Employer Pack
Policies, checklists and templates to set up your business and your employees in the ‘new normal’ of working from home. Overview With more businesses facing the reality that employees will be spending more time working from home, making sure they are seamlessly set-up is crucial to the future success of your business. But equally vital […]
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Free Policy – Infection Control In The Workplace
A free policy suitable for most businesses. Identify, assess and control infection transmission hazards in the workplace. Overview It should come as no surprise that infection control in the workplace is a hot topic among business owners. Left unchecked, infections could result in mass sick leave, an upheaval to your business process – or worse. […]
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Wage Subsidy Guide for Employers
Are you receiving the Wage Subsidy or considering applying? This guide contains answers to some commonly answered questions. Wage Subsidy Guide for Employers The Wage Subsidy Scheme was set up by the Government to help businesses get through the tough COVID times. But, as an employer you may have a few questions about the Scheme […]
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Coronavirus Guide For Business Owners
With the outbreak of Coronavirus, understand basic employer obligations to employees, including sick leave, quarantine and remote working. Overview Over the last couple of weeks, Employsure has received a lot of calls about the coronavirus (now known as COVID-19) and how the ongoing outbreak of the potentially fatal infectious disease may impact their business. Includes: Best practice workplace hygiene Understanding sick […]
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Minimum Wage 2020 Guide
This e-guide explains what the three wage increases are, and offers solutions on how small business owners can save costs. Overview With another increase to the minimum wage, business owners across the country may be feeling a little behind the curve. This e-guide explains what the three wage increases are, and offers solutions on how […]
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Workplace discrimination and bullying.
Learn how to manage bullying in the workplace and create a safe and fair workplace. Overview Employers have a clear duty of care to prevent discrimination, harassment and victimisation in the workplace. This e-guide provides explanations and examples of workplace discrimination and bullying, as well as advise on how to manage them. Download our guide to […]
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FY 18/19 Small business trends.
Learn about the key trends set to impact small businesses this financial year and how to apply these to your organisation. Overview Looking ahead to the new financial year we see some key trends set to revolutionize the small business space. From our workplace knowledge we present our key insights here, along with some suggestions […]
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Employee performance and termination.
Learn tips and strategies for managing employee poor performance in your business. Overview Managing employees who don’t perform as expected can be difficult. Understanding the difference between poor performance, misconduct and serious misconduct is important, and this e-guide outlines the steps to follow in each situation. Includes: Trial periods Employee performance Misconduct and serious misconduct […]
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Resolving Workplace Disputes.
Learn about how to manage workplace disputes with our e-guide, including a step by step guide to the ERA. Overview Managing conflict in the workplace can be stressful for employers and should a situation escalate into a workplace dispute, there are important steps that must be followed. This e-guide provides assistance for business owners navigating workplace […]
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Leave obligations.
Download our e-guide to get informed on holiday and leave obligations, plus public holiday entitlements. Overview Understanding leave obligations can be a challenge for employers, particularly when it comes to public holidays. This e-guide outlines employee entitlements for permanent, casual and shift workers to help business owners stay compliant. Chapters Covered: Annual leave Leave without pay Public holidays […]