by Wendy Macphail | Jul 1, 2023 | Employment Law, Human Resources
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be well aware of the recent surge in rhetoric around artificial intelligence, or AI. Robots, cobots and AI-powered technologies are no longer confined to science-fiction movies and their influence in our daily lives is...
by Wendy Macphail | May 28, 2023 | Human Resources
Have you ever heard the saying ‘you can’t pour from an empty cup’? CEOs and business owners, I’m looking at you! We recently discussed the critical importance of fostering wellbeing in the workplace and the positive impact that doing so can have on both people...
by Wendy Macphail | Apr 15, 2023 | Human Resources
When it comes to workplace health and safety, most Kiwi businesses and managers are well versed in the important legal requirements employers must meet under The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) to ensure the physical safety of employees. But many are lagging...
by Wendy Macphail | Nov 24, 2022 | Human Resources
It may feel like just yesterday you finished finding new ways to serve your leftover Christmas ham but, believe it or not, Christmas 2022 is just around the corner and the annual festivities are once again underway. ‘Tis the season for staff Christmas parties, Secret...
by Wendy Macphail | Mar 25, 2020 | Accord News, Employment Law, Human Resources
“It will not be life as normal, it will be different” On 23 March 2020 the Government announced that the COVID-19 alert level was to rise immediately to Level 3 and then rise to Level 4 on Wednesday 25 March 2020, for four weeks. The Treasury has also...
by Wendy Macphail | Apr 11, 2017 | Accord News, Book Reviews, Human Resources, Positive Pyschology
Compassion may be defined as recognising that others are suffering and committing to help them. Researchers believe that we evolved to be compassionate because it helped us survive. Groups who were most altruistic and compassionate appeared stronger and kept each...
