By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, October 2020 https://tradiehr.co.nz Ever heard of a guy called Disengaged Doug? When he first began working for a local plumbing company, he blew his bosses away. He was on time, worked hard and had an amazing skill set to match....

By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, August 2020 https://tradiehr.co.nz What if I said that for 30 minutes once a fortnight you could have employees that are more engaged and stay on track with what that they should be doing. Plus you would have better trusted...

By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, June 2020 https://tradiehr.co.nz The Covid 19 pandemic has created a level of pressure on employers and employees like never seen before. Business owners are having to consider decisions that threaten what they have spent years...

Communicate, communicate, communicate (staying connected with your team during & post Covid-19) By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, April 2020 http://tradiehr.co.nz We know the value of effective communication and the benefits it brings. Perhaps more so in times...

”Sorry Boss won’t be in today”…again (How to handle unauthorised absences) By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, March 2020 http://tradiehr.co.nz Unauthorised absences are quite simply a pain! They put pressure on the team, interrupt the flow to your business and they...

By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, October 2019        http://tradiehr.co.nz   Remember the days when decisions were made with just a handshake and there wasn’t the need for contracts, agreements, written guarantees and employment policies?  Those days are...

By: Leigh Olsen, Director, Tradie HR, August 2019    How many of you know of people who have been “written off’” by their employers after handing in their notice?  Ever heard the expression “they are dead to me now?” Maybe this has happened to you.  I remember...

Tradie HR director Leigh Olsen explains what makes an “Employer of Choice” Recently a number of clients have been asking me what they can do to be considered an “Employer of Choice” in their industry. They want to be thought of as a “good employer” looking after their...

Many employers in our industry are regularly losing sleep. Why? There’s one common problem for all of us – we are often faced with trying to find ways to keep our staff – again and again. It’s frustrating, it’s tiresome, it’s a burden. The days of people staying at...