Daly HR Consulting

23/09/2025

Major shifts ahead for NZ employers & employees!

This past week has brought some significant developments in New Zealand’s employment landscape:
- The Holidays Act overhaul. A new Employment Leave Act is coming. Leave entitlements (sick / annual) will be based on hours worked rather than rigid days/weeks. Leave (including domestic violence, bereavement) will accrue from day one, with clearer employee pay/leave statements required and simplified rules for part-time and casual workers.

- New residency pathways. From mid-2026 skilled workers, trades and technicians will have new routes to residency, helping address critical labour shortages.

- Labour market trends. Job ads are noted to have dropped in September across most regions, reflecting a challenging market.

These changes could have wide impacts on employment costs, payroll systems, workforce planning and hiring strategies.

Employers will need to:
- Update payroll and HR systems.
- Review employment agreements, especially for part-time and casual staff.
- Communicate clearly with staff to ensure changes are understood.
- Stay across migration policy shifts when attracting talent.

It’s a lot to keep up with but also a chance to get ahead.

Let’s start the conversation now about how these changes could affect your people and how to plan well for 2026.

[email protected] / 021800665

17/09/2025

And like that 2026 is sneaking its nose in...

It’s been a big year for many businesses, and I’ve had the privilege of supporting organisations through some pivotal people focused moments, from restructures to realign strategy, to recruitment processes that bring the right capability on board, and pulse surveys that shine a light on engagement and culture.

A common theme? Leaders wanting to ensure their people and capability are set up to succeed, not just for now, but for the year ahead.

As we head into the final stretch of the year, it’s a great time to reassess:
Are your people aligned to your business goals?
Do you have the right capability in place for 2026?
Is your culture one where people can thrive?

Sometimes small adjustments before year end can make all the difference in how strongly you start the new year.

I’d love to hear how are you setting your people and business up for success in 2026?

[email protected] / 021800665

12/08/2025

As an HR consultant, one thing I see often is business owners overlooking great candidates because of “short stints” on their CV.

Yes, stability is valuable — but tenure alone isn’t the full story. The world of work has changed.

Shorter periods in roles can reflect:
✅ Contract/project work
✅ Industry downturns or restructures
✅ Relocation or family needs
✅ The courage to leave roles that weren’t the right fit
✅ Rapid growth opportunities elsewhere

By being too fixed on tenure, you might miss:
✨ Highly skilled, adaptable candidates who bring fresh perspectives
✨ People with diverse industry exposure that fuels innovation
✨ Individuals who can hit the ground running from day one

When hiring, dig deeper into why someone moved on and what they achieved while they were there.

Hire for capability, cultural fit, and potential, not just the dates on the CV. Because in today’s talent market, the right person might not tick the “traditional” boxes… but could be exactly who your business needs to grow.

Want to talk about your recruitment needs get in touch!

I take a different approach that’s cost effective and meets your business needs.

Email - [email protected]
Mobile - 021800665
www.dalyhr.co.nz

06/06/2025

Policies.... you don't need them until you do.

Although they may seem like mundane documents that you may be able to get through various platforms or subscriptions there is so much more value in policies that are created for your business capturing your culture, your purpose and the direction the business is going in.

Employees, people leaders and business owners need thoughtful policies more than they realise. Not only do policies help set the tone for a organisation, they guide and inform to help make decisions and take action.

Have you looked at your policies recently? Do you have a basic suite that is fit for your business?

Andrea Daly - [email protected] / 021800665

27/03/2025

This year across my clients I have delivered 5 differing scales and approaches of restructures, 4 recruitment processes and successful appointments, 1 medical termination, 1 agreed retirement transition and 1 resolved grievance.

My style is approachable, down to earth, minimal fuss, consideration, and effectiveness.

I am an HR professional with over 20 years’ experience, who loves to work in the grey and find solutions, nothing is insurmountable.

Do you have people issues that keep you up at night or HR matters like recruitment, contracts, disciplinary, policies you are not sure about managing or just want to free up some capacity then drop me a call, text or email.

Andrea
W: www.dalyhr.co.nz
E: [email protected]
M: 021800665

Daly HR Consulting is here to support you and your business and cater the right HR solutions to meet the needs of the business

12/05/2024

Thinking you might need to reduce head count to get through or need to consider options that relate to the way your people work for you for a short period or longer?

I can help you with a organised approach for each step of the way to ensure you are doing right by your people and your business at an affordable rate.

Send me a email or give me a call to explore what’s possible or what support you might need.

11/11/2023

Getting in behind Cystic Fibrosis NZ and having some fun with the SD European team at the Lugton's Round The Bridges 2023. Get down for a look and drop some spare change in a bucket!! We’ve learnt a whole lot more about this cruel life limiting condition with our little battler nephew Keaton and are going to make tomorrow count. 💙

08/11/2023

Do you know where your employees are at?? As we embark on the last months of the year many people start to think about what the year has been and what is ahead. A number of people genuinely feeling stuck and not knowing how to move. And to be fair the narrative across media has been fairly doom and gloom, let alone the election rollercoaster we’ve endured and the sustained hope for the economy to settle again all feeds into the mindset of our employees. Move being the ultimate word, movement is progress but becoming stagnant, stuck, not being heard, not having skills to make a plan or knowing where to start is hard to work through… there are so many facts that set the position of where your employees are starting at that they will be looking to you for that objective need for coaching, guidance or direction to keep moving. Perhaps its time to engage in a future based discussion and develop some short and long term plans.

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P:021800665

03/10/2023

The countdown… its on… the election is literally on our doorstep, its time to move through the frustration and get the gameplan ready! I have heard a number of organisations choosing to wait on recruitment, pay reviews, wellbeing initiatives or even managing poor performance because of the election. My challenge on this is the unintended consequences to your culture and performance of the business. I like to think ahead and have a gameplan of a number of approaches and ways to go about taking the right action at the right time. Have you thought about what your people gameplan is over the next couple of months? Do you have your people priorities prepared and ready to action?

Lets talk about the support I can provide - Andrea 021800665 / [email protected] / www.dalyhr.com

30/09/2023

Some good roles at SD European open NOW!

26/09/2023

With daylight saving set back into our daily routines its good to get some perspective and reset what the remainder of the year looks like. Many businesses are in a challenging space where their leaders are continuing to make people related decisions everyday that may be reactional or strategic, but ultimately wishing for the best and keeping them awake at night.

DalyHR can provide you support to the degree you need to manage through a process or situation on your horizon and get the results the business needs to progress ahead.

www.dalyhr.com / [email protected]

20/09/2023

Relationship breakdowns at work are a thing, often unintentional but also repairable. Speaking with those in my network this can be put down to many factors, such as time of the year where fatigue is high and resilience is low, generation differences, self awareness and accountability. However the most common elements I see is leadership and HR support not being well equipped to handle the situation through from beginning to end nor thoughtful around not only the matter at hand but taking a broader view and providing well considered guidance.

If you have a issue you may need support on reach out.

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Daly HR Consulting is here to support you and your business and cater the right HR solutions to meet the needs of the business