by Sarah Brooke | Apr 5, 2023 | Human Resources
With all the recent disasters and disruptions, most New Zealand households now have some form of emergency kit on hand – but is your business prepared to keep moving through a crisis? When standard communication channels are down and ‘work-as-we-know-it’ has... 
by Sarah Brooke | Feb 9, 2023 | Flexible working, Human Resources, Life Balance, People and Culture
Chances are you are now firmly back in ‘the real world’, with children back at school and holidays done and dusted. While summer can be an easy time to stay active for some (perhaps not for Aucklanders this year, but that’s another story!), it can be hard to keep it... 
by Sarah Brooke | Nov 16, 2022 | Human Resources
Underperforming staff members can really let the team down, both in terms of the slack they leave behind, and the associated drop in morale. Similarly, a toxic employee can wreak havoc on the office vibe. This often results in other high performing, non-toxic staff... 
by Sarah Brooke | Oct 17, 2022 | Human Resources
A recent report by real estate experts JLL on the changing nature of office spaces found that 56% of surveyed senior HR professionals were planning to undertake a renovation or refit of their offices in the coming year to accommodate new ways of working. The report... 
by Sarah Brooke | Sep 1, 2022 | Human Resources
Freerange Works has been named a finalist in the Westpac Auckland Business Awards – South & East. We are absolutely buzzing to be recognised in the Best Emerging Business category for the 2022 awards, alongside five other amazing local businesses. The... 
by Sarah Brooke | Aug 1, 2022 | Human Resources, Recruitment
According to reports from the 2022/23 Hays Salary Guide, the skilled professional has become something of a unicorn, indicating a need for change across the New Zealand and Australian job markets. In a world that seems to be in a constant state of flux, it is perhaps...