At HRwisdom, we always recommend being proactive and having standard employment contracts, employee letters and Human Resources policies and procedures ready so that you can manage your staff properly in the eyes of the law.

We also know that managing staff can take up so much of your time.

So, HRwisdom has done three things to make things a little easier for you:

We have found for you a free employment probation letter template for an unsatisfactory employee.

You can download the unsatisfactory probation letter template instantly for free and without any registration required. More on this below.

We have discovered an excellent service which gives you all the staff management policy and procedure templates you need. To learn more, click here.

Looking for an unsuccessful probation letter template to use for an employee within your business?

Just visit the following page on the main HRwisdom site to get the download link (no registration required) for a probation letter template produced by the Australian Government, click here.

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At HRwisdom, we always recommend being proactive and having standard employment contracts, employee letters and Human Resources policies and procedures ready so that you can manage your staff properly in the eyes of the law.

We also know that managing staff can take up so much of your time.

So, HRwisdom has done three things to make things a little easier for you:

We have found for you a free employment probation letter template.

You can download the probation letter template instantly for free and without any registration required. More on this below.

We have discovered an excellent service which gives you all the staff management policy and procedure templates you need. To learn more, click here.

Looking for a probation letter template to use for an employee within your business?

Just visit the following page on the main HRwisdom site to get the download link (no registration required) for a probation letter template produced by the Australian Government, click here.

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At HRwisdom, we always recommend being proactive and having standard employment contracts, employee letters and Human Resources policies and procedures ready so that you can manage your staff properly in the eyes of the law.

We also know that managing staff can take up so much of your time.

So, HRwisdom has done three things to make things a little easier for you:

We have found for you a free part-time permanent employment contract template.

You can download the employment contract instantly for free and without any registration required. More on this below.

We have discovered an excellent service which gives you all the staff management policy and procedure templates you need. To learn more, click here.

Looking for a part-time contract of employment template to use for an employee within your business?

Just visit the following page on the main HRwisdom site to get the download link (no registration required) for a full-time employment contract template produced by the Australian Government, click here.

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At HRwisdom, we always recommend being proactive and having standard employment contracts, employee letters and Human Resources policies and procedures ready so that you can manage your staff properly in the eyes of the law.

We also know that managing staff can take up so much of your time.

So, HRwisdom has done three things to make things a little easier for you:

We have found for you a free template full-time permanent employment contract.

You can download the employment contract instantly for free and without any registration required. More on this below.

We have discovered an excellent service which gives you all the staff management policy and procedure templates you need. To learn more, click here.

Looking for a full-time contract of employment template to use for an employee within your business?

Just visit the following page on the main HRwisdom site to get the download link (no registration required) for a full-time employment contract template produced by the Australian Government, click here.

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How to manage staff to get the best business results?

This is one of the key issues addressed in the new free guide available for instant download at HRwisdom: Employee Engagement.

In the new “The HRwisdom Community Employee Attraction & Retention Guide,” sixteen expert employee management practitioners from all areas of the human resources field offer their best employee attraction & retention advice.

How to manage staff?

Much of the information in the comprehensive free guide goes towards answering questions around how to manage employee engagement to get the best business results?.

In the wider context, the free guide has been developed to help business owners and Human Resources professionals who want to fast-track their staff management success.

One such expert contributor is Vlasta Eriksson.

Vlasta Eriksson is a Managing Director and Career Coach. Her passion is life and people with a hope to inspire others to succeed in life.

When looking at employee turnover reasons, it is worth considering whether your organisation has the basics in place first.

Vlasta explains the legal framework you need in place to help you go on to create a solid foundation of successful employer/employee relationship.

For instant download of the comprehensive free “HRwisdom Community Employee Attraction & Retention Guide,” click on Employee Engagement now.

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In an interesting staff management development in the area of employee engagement, we may see the rise of ‘Divorce Leave.’
 
One industry commentator in the United States recently suggested:
 
“Human resource professionals now accept the fact that employee relations policies which enhance the mental health of workers also pay off for the enterprise through greater productivity and lower absenteeism.  Work-life initiatives such as wellness programs, employee assistance counseling, personal holidays and bereavement leave are common today…”
 
“But something is missing. During the process of writing a new personnel policy on Wedding Pay for a major corporation with a humanistic employee-oriented philosophy, it became apparent that one personal event which has a major impact on employee resiliency and productivity was being overlooked.” 
 
In his latest blog post, Jim Brennan has provided a sample Divorce Leave policy used by one company.
 
Full Post: http://tinyurl.com/divorcepolicy
 
The HR policy allows for paid leave with the following background:
 
“The Company recognizes that a divorce creates financial havoc, mental distraction and emotional stress that can affect work productivity and diminish the quality of presenteeim.  It can be either a time of depression or a time of joy for the employee; but an extreme employee reaction of any kind also affects the work unit, the immediate supervisor, the Human Resource department and the Payroll department.”
 
The Divorce Leave policy uses the time calculation from company’s Severance Pay policy but substitutes “Years Married” for “Years Employed.”
 
Furthermore,
 
In addition to the paid time off, the sample HR Policy for divorce allows for a $1,000 ‘Attitude Adjustment’ payment.
 
The Attitude Adjustment stipend could be used by the affected employee for the following purposes:

• Psychiatric treatment
• New housing search
• Wardrobe renovation
• Rehabilitation cruise
• Bar bills
• Online dating service fees
• Internet or newspaper singles advertising

However, to claim reimbursement for such expenses, the employee would need to take their receipts to the VP of Human Resources for approval.
 
We’ll see what happens . . .

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In all of our high quality, free-subscriber resources at HRwisdom, we always encourage positive, proactive management of your staff to ensure the best outcomes.

When it comes to absenteeism or managing difficult employees, being proactive is especially important so that small problems do not become large problems down the track.

To this end, today’s HRwisdom blog post shares with you (thanks to TheWorkBuzz.com) the second half of the top twelve excuses given by employees when calling in for sick leave.

HRwisdom Resource: Scripts For Managing Difficult Employees

The sick leave excuses were compiled in the United States by CareerBuilder’s annual survey on workplace attendance and absenteeism.

The second half of the top twelve reasons for taking sick days:

• Employee said a chicken attacked his mum.
• Employee had a hair transplant gone bad.
• Employee fell asleep as his desk while working and hit his head, causing a neck injury.
• Employee said a cow broke into her house and she had to wait for the insurance man.
• Employee’s girlfriend threw a Sit n Spin through his living room window.
• Employee’s finger was stuck in a bowling ball.

Remember to check out the HRwisdom scripts for dealing with difficult employees.

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In all of our high quality, free-subscriber resources at HRwisdom, we always encourage positive, proactive management of your staff to ensure the best outcomes.

When it comes to absenteeism or managing difficult employees, being proactive is especially important so that small problems do not become large problems down the track.

To this end, today’s HRwisdom blog post shares with you (thanks to TheWorkBuzz.com) the first half of the top twelve excuses given by employees when calling in for sick leave.

HRwisdom Resource: Scripts For Managing Difficult Employees

The sick leave excuses were compiled in the United States by CareerBuilder’s annual survey on workplace attendance and absenteeism.

The first half of the top twelve reasons for taking sick days:

• Employee’s foot was caught in the garbage disposal.
• Employee called in sick from a bar at 5:00 pm the night before.
• Employee said he wasn’t feeling too clever that day.
• Employee called in the day after Thanksgiving because she burned her mouth on a pumpkin pie.
• Employee was in a boat on Lake Erie and ran out of gas and the coast guard towed him to the Canadian side.
• Employee had to mow the lawn to avoid a lawsuit from the home owner’s association.

Remember to check out the HRwisdom scripts for dealing with difficult employees.

Tomorrow, the second half of the top twelve reasons for taking sick days . . .

Kind regards,

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Who is Robert Watson and how can he help your business?

If you have not yet taken advantage of the excellent information shared with you by Robert Watson – now is the time.

Robert is a highly experienced management consultant and executive coach who has literally travelled the world examining the management systems of some of the most successful companies in the world.

Robert has the knack of taking high level business best practice and turning it into practical, simple systems and actions that businesses can apply everyday for better results.

Knowing that Robert has helped many businesses achieve tremendous business improvements by focussing on the quality of the people they bring into the business, HRwisdom has managed to get Robert to share some of his business secrets in the area of recruitment & selection.

These special insights are available to you now as part of the HRwisdom community.

Robert Watson – First Resource

To begin, every business can benefit from having well-prepared questions to learn more about your job candidates. We asked Robert to come up with his Top 10 Interview Questions to help you find the right person for the right role. Not only will you get the well thought-out questions, you’ll also get the exact type of answer you would expect from the type of person you want contributing to your organisation. Click here for Robert’s Top 10 Interview Questions.

Robert Watson – Second Resource

Most businesses spend thousands of dollars every year on print and online advertisements to find job candidates. In this special online video presentation, Robert walks you through the Four Mistakes In Job Ads. This one presentation has the potential to save your business thousands of dollars and vastly improve the quality of candidates you bring into your selection process. Side Note: When a major Australian business site recently published the link to Robert’s video it actually crashed the video server due to the sheer demand. So, do make sure you see the presentation while it is still online. Click here for Four Mistakes In Job Ads.

Robert Watson – Third Resource

At HRwisdom we have over a thousand different businesses, large and small, in our community. One of the most popular topics has been how to manage Gen Y employees. We asked Robert for some comments and simple tips that could be applied at any type of business, large or small. This short article gives you some excellent ideas to use when managing Gen Y staff.

As mentioned earlier, Robert has the knack of taking high level business best practice and turning it into practical, simple systems and actions that businesses can apply every day for better results.

Robert works as a freelance management consultant and executive coach. If you’d like to contact Robert, you can reach him on his private email address at: rgw2005@optusnet.com.au

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As the world awakens from its economic slumber, talk in the Australian business community is gradually turning to the familiar topic of the skills shortage.

As you probably know by now, at HRwisdom we are very much focussed on businesses taking a proactive approach to skills shortage issues. This means we regularly encourage our community members to take positive action when it comes to employee retention and reducing staff turnover.

In today’s HRwisdom blog post we have some excellent free HR resources to help you be even more proactive with your employee retention planning.

Employee Retention – Why Is It So Important?

Put simply, an organisation that is bad at retaining talent:

• Loses a lot of new recruits
• Loses a disproportionate percentage of high performers
• Loses an increasing percentage of all staff
• Experiences increasing grievances
• Fields increasing customer complaints
• Records increasing compliance breaches
• Sees an increase in staff sick leave
• Records increases in safety problems
• Takes longer to fill vacancies
• Pays higher recruitment costs
• Attracts lower calibre candidates

To help you become a high-performer in the area of employee retention, we have called upon our friends at Retention Partners who have kindly agreed to share some of their powerful employee retention tools with you.

Click on the following link to download (for free) the highly informative Retention Success Guide: Guide

Click on the following link for free access to the powerful Employee Retention Calculator Tool: Calculator

Finally, if you have friends and colleagues who would benefit from this information, please feel free to share the following link with them: Employee Retention Blog

The link: http://blog.hrwisdom.com.au/2010/07/employee-retention-new-tools/

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HRwisdom Support