LEA HR Consulting

06/11/2018

Changes to long service leave came in on 1st November for Victorians. Make sure you know what that means for your business.

As of 1st of November 2018, Victorian long service leave entitlements have changed. Legal experts explain what HR needs to know.

16/11/2017

Giving feedback (especially the not so good stuff) can be really tricky for managers. Here's a few tips to help.

Tips for providing your employees with constructive, lawful feedback. The aim is to help your staff develop, and protect yourself should these efforts fail.

25/09/2017

Not everyone has the budget that Mars Australia have but in order for managers to hire well they could all benefit from professional training on conducting interviews. Hiring from a cultural and functional perspective will save businesses both time and money in getting it right the first time.

The top-ranked company on Australia's best places to work list provides recruitment training to every line manager involved in its hiring, and boasts single-digit attrition rates.

13/09/2017

With company and individual fines due to increase significantly for contraventions of the FWA now is a great time to review and ensure compliance. Here is a summary of the new penalties coming into effect.

In light of the new Vulnerable Workers amendment, all businesses should be reviewing the way they manage the risk of underpayment and worker exploitation.

06/09/2017

One of the most challenging elements of people management is managing employees stress levels. If not done well it can lead to lengthy legal cases, here’s a few steps to help protect your employees and minimise the risk of legal claims.

Knowing how to manage stress in the workplace is important for both employee safety and to ensure employers are protected from legal action.

21/08/2017

Happy employees means greater productivity, I like these 6 simple tactics to make a happier workforce.

Remember the old (and slightly misogynistic) phrase Happy Wife, Happy Life! ? Well, it turns out there is a workplace equivalent: Happy workers, productive bus…

14/08/2017

Employee engagement doesn’t always come down to who can offer the highest salary. There are simple affordable steps that can ensure a great employee benefits programme to motivate and empower staff.

There is a generally accepted belief that if organisations pay employees enough, they will be more productive and engaged. However, benefits packages, if used…

13/07/2017

Message today for your free 60 minute consultation.

29/06/2017

Make sure you're ready for the 1 July changes.

Increases to the minimum wage, Sunday penalty rates drop,
changes to English language testing for 457 holders, unfair dismissal thresholds increase, civil penalties increase against corp entities & maximum super contributions increase.

28/06/2017

Some great insights for small businesses

07/06/2017

Fair Work commission yesterday released the 3.3% increase for minimum wages effective 1st July 2017. That equates to roughly an extra $22 a week for minimum wage employees, just over $36,000 per annum.

24/05/2017

Very excited to launch the website today, please check it out.

http://leahrconsulting.com/

As a certified AHRI member Louise understands a business’s strategic and operational needs and as a result runs a consultancy business that aims to improve an organisations performance through best practice HR.