HR INSIGHTS

Advice, tips and techniques to implement in your business.

Nicole Francis Nicole Francis

The Changing Landscape of Pay Transparency: Building Trust and Equity in the Workplace

In recent years, the conversation around pay transparency has gained momentum, with many companies beginning to recognise its importance. This shift is not just a trend but a fundamental change in how organisations approach compensation and employee relations. Below, we explore the key drivers behind this change and the implications for businesses and employees alike. 

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Vanessa Dummett Vanessa Dummett

Business and the Terrible Two’s

For any parents out there, you’ll remember the terrible two’s – when your children are trying to develop independence and a sense of self and experience frustration as they’re still growing.

ColourHR recently turned 2! As proud co-founders (or we could say parents) Nicole and I have reflected on the last few years of being in our own business. Here’s a few things we’ve learned and some tips on how to navigate the terrible two’s

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How to Navigate Workplace Bullying

We are seeing an increase in bullying complaints across NZ, causing distress, productivity loss, and even long-term psychological harm to employees. Recognising and addressing workplace bullying is so important for maintaining a healthy organisational culture.

Here are five key considerations to keep in mind.

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How to Successfully Manage Change in your Organisation

Managing change can be really challenging, but also necessary at times for businesses to grow or adapt to the changing environment. Here are our top tips when working though organisational change and why its important to be a good human.

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Nicole Francis Nicole Francis

The perfect Hybrid model for 2024

One of the questions we often get asked from clients is around hybrid working vs a forced return to office working.

Over the last four years we have seen some significant change revolving around the ways we work. What works for one company may not work for another. Therefore, it’s important that you consider what your requirements are as a business and create a working model to suit.

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Nicole Francis Nicole Francis

The Power of Employee Recognition: Building an engaged workplace

Recognising and appreciating your employees for their hard work and dedication can have a profound impact on their motivation, engagement, job satisfaction, and overall performance. If you want to know how you can implement recognition programs in your workplace then read on!

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Five tips on how you can celebrate the FIFA Women’s World Cup in your Organisation

The FIFA Women’s World Cup is here!

We are a bit football mad in our families at ColourHR and are excited to see the biggest sporting event in the world hit our shores here in NZ. We really encourage everyone to get behind and support these amazing wahine like we did for the Rugby World Cup last year where we broke a few records!

As an organisation there are a number of things you can do to get behind this event and show your support for women’s sport in NZ.

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Vanessa Dummett Vanessa Dummett

ColourHR Celebrates its First Birthday!

As ColourHR reaches its milestone first birthday, Nicole and I have been reflecting on the past 12 months, what we’ve learnt, what we’ve achieved and where we’ve made mistakes.

For anyone thinking of starting their own business, or owns or runs their own business here are a few tips that we’ve learnt so far.

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Nicole Francis Nicole Francis

How to celebrate the Wahine in our lives in your organisation

This Sunday we will be celebrating Mothers Day. It is a special occasion to honour and appreciate the incredible Wahine in our lives. To celebrate the unconditional love, sacrifice, and devotion all these women provide every day.

Read more to find out how you can celebrate the Wahine in your organisation

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Three lessons learnt from Ambitious Leaders

We all have ambitions that we want to achieve. How we go about achieving them is different for us all. On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, read about three lessons I recently learnt from some ambitious and humble leaders.

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Vanessa Dummett Vanessa Dummett

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) runs from 26th September until 2nd October. This year's theme is Reconnect - with the people and places that lift you up. Hei pikinga waiora. Read on for how you can support your people with their mental health while at work.

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The Joy of Giving Back and finding your Social Purpose

To attract the best talent, companies need to be offering a lot more. It’s not just about creating a great culture and offering great benefits, these days people want to work for a company that has purpose and gives back. So, how do you go about finding your social purpose and bringing this to life?

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Protected Disclosure Act - Whistleblower

Whether you are a small or large business, having a safe and confidential channel for your people to voice their concerns is always a good idea. On 1 July 2022 the new Protected Disclosure Act will come into effect. For more information, read further.

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How to celebrate Matariki in your workplace

Matariki will be celebrated for the first time on 24th June 2022. Understand more about this important NZ holiday and gather some ideas of how you could celebrate in your workplace.

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Is your culture Millennial fit?

Here are five things you need to remember when thinking about your recruitment and retention strategy for Millennials to ensure your organisation is meeting the culture needs of this generation.

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How to Effectively Manage Performance

Managing performance can be really challenging. But there are some simple things you can do to make the process easier, both for you and your employee.

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