December Newsletter 2010
Alert: The Greener Pastures Syndrome….
It is normal behaviour for people to take stock of their lives, their work, their weight, their fitness & health during the festive season break. New Year’s Resolutions are usually to make fairly significant changes in lives: ‘I’m going to join a gym’, ‘I’m going to give up smoking’, ‘I’m going to examine my career and make a change’ – you’ve all heard them before. Sometimes this means people making a decision to seek alternative employment. A high proportion of job hunting and fulfilment takes place between mid-January and end of February each year – that’s when people are looking, are recruited and the most jobs are out there enticing your employees to ‘greener pastures’ (or so they think..)
You can’t change people’s minds if they make a decision to move on, but you can be prepared, be organised, and influence their decision by your behaviour right now! So:
- Show your people that you care – not just because it’s Christmas, but because they’ve been working hard and deserve to hear from you about their performance. It’s been a tough year in most businesses – make sure you recognise this and make genuine comments to your team about their work, commitment and your appreciation of it.
- Organise yourself now, in anticipation of resignations in the New Year. Think about your team and the possibility that someone may decide to move on.
- Have you got too much on your plate early 2011 to cope with this? If so, make some decisions now around what your priorities will need to be in the event you get a resignation.
- Prepare yourself mentally for that ‘new year, I need a change’ mentality which you will encounter (in one way or another) when you return.
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Alert: Inappropriate behaviour danger!
Beware of the urge to get drunk with your staff and peers, make inappropriate comments at Christmas functions, ‘bare your soul’ to your manager, employee or peer while drinking. You can set a good example, earn your teams respect and generally be seen as an approachable, responsible manager year round, and that can all come crashing down around you with one misguided action, comment or loud, boorish behaviour at a Christmas ‘do’. So! Managers – beware the alcoholic fuelled behavioural changes that may change the way you are seen by peers, managers and staff alike - and it’s true – one drunken moment can take years to overcome!
Help your staff understand the importance of appropriate behaviour too….. Include some information on your Christmas Party etiquette as part of your invitation/information. You can set some guidelines in a way that still creates excitement and enjoyment of the get together but also offers some tips on how to enjoy yourself, the do’s and don’ts of work functions behaviour.
Talk to us about the support we can provide with HR Management and implementing appropriate policies, procedures and education in your business.
Have a wonderful silly season!
What's on the horizon for 2011?
Change of definition for Small Businesses
Reminder that for Small Business the definition will change under the Fair Work Act, changes from 15 full-time equivalent employees to a head count of 15. This will apply in instances such as unfair dismissal claims.
Paid Parental Leave
The paid Parental Leave scheme starts on 1 January 2011. The process is going to be challenging to administer. HC Capital Magazine explains, "Under the scheme, an employee planning to take parental leave makes an application to Centrelink which then determines the eligibility of the employee and then notifies the employer. The Family Assistance Office pays the money to the employer who passes that on to the employee on leave, in effect turning the company into the Government's payroll clerk."
To get your business ready you can register now for Centrelink Business Online Services. To learn more about Paid Parental Leave:
Preparing for the new National OH&S Laws
Watch this space, throughout 2011 will provide updates and highlights to help your business prepare for the change in law in 2012.
Work Safe Week - Sharing the Knowledge
After learning the latest at the Festival of Safety, it's important to share your knowledge. All the Work Safe Week 2010 presentations, tools, checklists and handouts can be downloaded from the WorkSafe website. Why not present them to your workmates at your next team meeting? Or you could forward this email to your colleagues.
Careers and Jobs@Garner
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