Times are tough for many. Stress levels are high. An employee may test your patience or let you down, but that is no excuse for failing to meet your obligations as an employer.
Two recent cases remind employers that there are consequences for treating employees unfairly.
Read MoreYou must provide customers with quality products and services otherwise they’ll go elsewhere. To keep ahead of your game, you may have to abandon outdated notions about how your organisation does its work and start afresh. This is the essence of reengineering—a process of improving the old ways of doing business and seeking to create new and better ways. Here’s how to help your business benefit from an effective overhaul.
Read MoreAfter you have taken all of the preliminary steps, considered all of the potential ramifications, legal and otherwise, and have made the difficult decision to let someone go, stick to it. Don’t torture yourself. Don’t prolong the dismissal procedure! It is, after all, inevitable.
Read MoreA very successful marketing and sales strategy, often overlooked, is the very simple phrase “Thank You” that can be added after a face-to-face visit with a prospect or customer, to the bottom of an email, to the end of a letter, to a text message, or to a proposal.
Read MoreThere are many reasons why businesses form strategic partnerships, and mutual advantages can be substantial when the right partnership synergy is achieved.
Read MoreIn Lockdown level 2, we look to the future and there are new challenges ahead. In short, the COVID-19 crisis has created a new world – one that calls for a new plan.
Read MoreIf your business in struggling to make ends meet, one serious option to consider is increasing your prices.
Read MoreIn the current challenging situation, even good New Zealand companies are unable to pay their suppliers on time, and some suppliers have the wrong attitude towards debt collection and are losing good customers as a consequence.
Read MoreSteady, reliable cash flow is crucial for the survival of any small business – so taking steps to ensure your customers pay promptly should be a key priority.
Read MoreThe economy has been battered and bruised by COVID-19, and the pandemic will leave SME businesses feeling like they are battling the hangover that just won’t go away.
Read MoreIf you are an employee, you may find talk about changes being made to your role get your back up.
You signed up to perform certain duties (hopefully set out in a job description). That’s what you committed to, and you’re aware that employment agreements can’t be changed unless both parties agree.
Read MoreIt can be tough as a small to medium-sized business owner to grow your business. You’ve got many different pressures on you every day, and wear almost every ‘hat’ in the business; spending time with customers, preparing quotes or proposals, sending out invoices, paying the bills, and of course, managing staff.
Read MoreWhen it comes to the dream of owning one's own business, lifestyle has to be an essential component. Don't ignore it as you look to the future and develop your strategy.
Read MoreThere’s more to strategic planning than arranging for a select few to lock themselves away for a couple of days each year to develop a document they hope will lead their organisation to new levels of profitability. Preliminary deliberations and detailed preparation involving a range of people are required. Among the issues for your consideration during this preparatory phase are the following.
Read MoreThe terms and conditions of an employee's job are set out in the written employment agreement and there must be one for every job. An employer cannot vary these without the employee's consent. This includes changing hours or pay, as these must be documented in the agreement.
Read MoreNew Zealand’s privacy law is currently undergoing a major revamp, with the 1993 Act expected to be replaced by mid-2020. Here, Dan Winfield of Duncan Cotterill discusses the three things you need to know.
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Read MoreThis article discusses the differences between an Agreement and a Contract, Contract and a Deed, Oral and Written Contracts and several more useful tips.
Read MoreRestraint of trade clauses are common in the sale and purchase of a business and in some employment agreements. In a business context, they offer protection to a buyer who has acquired a business and prevent the seller from directly competing against the buyer
Read MoreMeetings have become an unavoidable aspect of a manager's role. Fortunately, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary meetings and to make the remaining ones more effective. An important ingredient is planning and preparation, as the following points reveal…
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