Latest Blog Posts - Urban HR
October 11, 2021
Planning Your 2021 Holiday Marketing Strategy This year has undoubtedly been a year of change: a change of the world, ourselves, our habits and attitudes to […]
September 20, 2021
Ask ‘R U OK?’ Everyday ““Be kind to yourself; Be kind to others. Have courage and talk about it. There’s a lot of love out there.”” […]
August 17, 2021
Attract and Retain Talent in Today’s Hybrid Workforce “Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” – Simon Sinek Organisations are finally […]
July 10, 2021
Peer Recognition is HR’s Secret to Employee Engagement Many leaders assume that what employees want most from their workplace is a promotion, more perks, or even […]
June 24, 2021
Encouraging Employees Back to the Office “Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, […]
May 18, 2021
Employer Contributions to Increase to 10% – 1 July 2021 From 1 July 2021, the current superannuation rate of 9.5% will increase to […]
May 16, 2021
Important SME Considerations Before Tax Time 2020 sure brought a lot of changes! As such, you could expect some differences in this year’s Tax […]
March 20, 2021
Slow Paying Clients? 5 Tips To Help You Get Paid Faster Managing effective cash flow is imperative for the success of small businesses! A […]
February 20, 2021
Setting Up New Hires for Success – Enhancing Your Onboarding Process “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” – Will […]
November 15, 2020
Boosting Your Employer Brand on Social Media Employees seek to work for organizations just as customers seek to do business with them: when they feel that […]
October 21, 2020
Purpose, Values & Habits – How to Drive Meaningful Strategic Growth “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” Michael John Bobak “We are what we […]
September 28, 2020
Navigating Difficult Conversations in the Workplace “People almost never change without first feeling understood.” – Douglas Stone As much as managers would like to be […]
September 20, 2020
Strategies to Build a Powerful & Dynamic Network “Networking is a lot like nutrition and fitness: we know what to do, the hard part is making […]
August 9, 2020
The Difference Between NES, EA, Modern Awards, Employment Contracts & Company Policies Formalising employment relationships can seem daunting when we hear so many words thrown around […]
July 25, 2020
WHS: Hierarchy of Control Measures “Safety brings first aid to the uninjured.” – F.S. Hughes When it comes to any risk – Work Health & Safety […]
July 21, 2020
Finding Happiness In The ‘Third Space’? How to use life’s little transitions to find balance and happiness in the third space What’s the ‘third space’? Finding […]
June 27, 2020
Getting What You Want Across “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo Da Vinci Powerful Phrases to Enhance Copywriting. What is copywriting? For those who haven’t […]
May 24, 2020
The Benefits of Non-Monetary Incentives “Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” – Simon Sinek When looking for a job, […]
April 20, 2020
Universal Rules for Resume Writing ✍🏻 “It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.” —Carlton Fisk With the increasing number […]
April 4, 2020
Happiness at Work – Is it Necessary? “When a manager embodies positivity, their influence touches their team, clients and even their clients’ customers.” – Dr. Aymee […]
January 22, 2018
Our approach to Team Building, a mindset shift that changed the way this team worked.
March 7, 2018
5 Positive Ways To React To Change Change management is difficult, but not impossible. It does take emotional intelligence, though. In the last blog I explored […]
April 14, 2018
7 Essential HR Checklists for Small Business Why we love checklists – Human memory is fallible When things change, or we’re stressed, we forget the basics. Now […]
May 27, 2018
Before You Hire New Employees The non-negotiable list for hiring in Australia. There are many things you need to consider before you take the decision to […]
May 29, 2018
5 Reasons Your Small Business Needs Job Descriptions Why have job descriptions? We all know that we’re supposed to have job descriptions for everyone that works for […]
June 2, 2018
What’s the Link? Training & Performance Reviews It’s important to link performance review outputs and training As we approach the end of financial year pay review […]
June 16, 2018
Having Difficult Conversations How to Tackle the Elephant in the Room March 24th: “I started today knowing it wouldn’t be easy, and knowing it was probably […]
July 29, 2018
A Day In The Life of a HR Advisor HR is often misunderstood, we pulled together the research on what a HR Advisor actually does. […]