Events

It is a tense time for most of us as COVID-19 is rapidly changing the way we live and work. We know many people are feeling anxious, stressed, worried and scared. We need to prioritise mental wellbeing so we can manage our lives over the next few weeks, make good decisions, manage additional stress and distress, and prepare ourselves for what is to come. In this webinar, Lisa Ducat, Workplace Wellbeing Specialist with The Mental Health Foundation, will join Craig Garner, Chief Executive of Business Mentors New Zealand, to provide some tips for looking after your mental wellbeing during COVID-19. Topics covered will be: How to look after wellbeing during this time of increased stress How to identify stressors and

Keep your workplace safe and minimise impacts on your organisation during the pandemic by attending the Safety 360 Digital Insights. This unique, new event will provide you with the opportunity to hear from leaders discussing health and safety issues that need to be addressed to create safe workplaces and support the ongoing fight against COVID-19. Also, hear from essential businesses who were operating during lock down on the efforts they have made to operate safely, learning the lessons you need to be able operate safely yourselves as the Alert Levels decrease. Reasons to attend: An Interactive opportunity to engage with safety leaders, legal professionals and other experts to get the guidance you need To understand the critical impact of COVID-19 on

Taking Charge of Dismissal will cover: Taking Charge of Poor Performance; Taking Charge of Misconduct; Taking Charge of Medical/Injury Cases; and Taking Charge of Potential Constructive Dismissal Claims Move your business forward by having meaningful conversations and re-setting expectations, or if you can’t get it sorted, make sure you keep good faith at the centre of your dismissal process. Thursday, 30th April 2020 2:00 PM – 5:10 PM Webinar For more information CLICK HERE

Good faith sits at the heart of every employment relationship, with both parties obliged to maintain a constructive and productive relationship. With remote working and moving from Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3, unwanted behaviours – like people becoming keyboard warriors – that you may have noticed prior to COVID-19 could be exacerbated. So, what are your options when your employees aren’t performing up to the required expectations? And how do you balance out mental health and work from home capabilities when making that assessment? To combat potential disengagement, poor performance or areas of misconduct such as improper communication, we have two half-day webinars for you which will examine how best to manage any rogue employees and unacceptable performance

Join us for our next small business webinar on working with your bank, understanding support packages and the key issues they are dealing within the current economic environment. This session is a pragmatic perspective of what is happening with thousands of businesses across New Zealand. Ian Boyce, General Manager of ASB’s Small to Medium Enterprises, will discuss what Government support packages are available to small business, their uptake and if more relief is going to made available as we move back into Alert Level 3. He has some guidance for businesses to consider and tips on how to bolster small business over the coming months. Ian will join Craig Garner, Business Mentors New Zealand Chief Executive, to share his experience