Posts by Author: Ainsley Palairet

Author: Ainsley Palairet

103 posts

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Navigating the Tricky Waters of Restructures: Avoiding the Pitfalls

Organisational structure

8 months ago

Restructures are one of the most challenging changes a business can go through. Whether driven by financial pressure, changes in demand, or the need to realign roles, they often feel…

What Happens When You Mishandle Pregnancy at Work? A Helpful but Costly Lesson for Employers

Employment relations, HR Compliance

9 months ago

I wonder where the babies are coming from in NZ – RARELY do our clients come to us for advice about managing parental leave! But I spotted an enormous outcome…

Keeping a Hold of the Reins: Why Staff Performance Metrics Matter in Small Business

Culture, Leadership, Uncategorized

9 months ago

If you’re like most small business owners we know, your team is both your biggest asset and your biggest expense. Wages, salaries, ACC, training, leave, benefits — it all adds…

Sick Leave or Sneaky Leave?

Absence, Culture

10 months ago

What NZ Employers Can Do When Sick Days Are Misused If there’s one blog we’ve written that really struck a chord with small business owners, it was “Fake sickie or genuine…

Workplace Gossip and Privacy Breaches: A $30,000 Lesson for us all

Case Study, Culture

11 months ago

As small business owners of close-knit teams, we all know how quickly gossip can spread. But what if that casual chat in the cab of the truck or at the…

Groundwork for Hiring Right

Recruitment

11 months ago

Hiring the right people is one of the most crucial steps in growing your business. At FixHR, one of my biggest folders in my file explorer is RECRUITMENT&STAFF. Is that…

Fairness and Sustainability in Commercial Cleaning: What Small Businesses and Franchise Models Need to Get Right

Business Sale, Case Study, Culture, HR Compliance, Leadership, Organisational structure

12 months ago

In the competitive world of commercial cleaning in New Zealand, questions about fairness, sustainability, and the treatment of workers have become increasingly visible. Franchise-based models in particular have come under…

Uncertain Times and the Impact on our Teams

Culture, Leadership, Training & development

12 months ago

In today’s rapidly changing business environment (is everyone blogging on this at the moment??) resilience has become a critical attribute for both individuals and organisations – for business owners as…

The Power of Motivation & Engagement

Culture, Leadership

1 year ago

As a small business owners, we all understand the unique challenges we face in keeping our teams motivated and engaged. With a smaller workforce, each team member’s contribution is crucial…

Another Way to Boost Your Business Resilience

Uncategorized

1 year ago

Insurance is usually right up there with restructures and tax as a topic we like to focus on into – am I right? But I know a good guy called…

Posts by Author: Ainsley Palairet

Navigating the Tricky Waters of Restructures: Avoiding the Pitfalls

What Happens When You Mishandle Pregnancy at Work? A Helpful but Costly Lesson for Employers

Keeping a Hold of the Reins: Why Staff Performance Metrics Matter in Small Business

Sick Leave or Sneaky Leave?

Workplace Gossip and Privacy Breaches: A $30,000 Lesson for us all

Groundwork for Hiring Right

Fairness and Sustainability in Commercial Cleaning: What Small Businesses and Franchise Models Need to Get Right

Uncertain Times and the Impact on our Teams

The Power of Motivation & Engagement

Another Way to Boost Your Business Resilience

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