Welcome to the Just Right People blog

Latest insights, best practices & down-to-earth practical advice from recruitment and HR industry experts.

Tags:
All change management diy recruitment future of work hiring tips leadership performance management recruitment strategy workplace psychology
future of work

What do Employment Contracts and Prenups have in Common

Employment contracts aren’t mandatory in Australia but their absence can create all sorts of confusion and resentment for everyone. Just like a prenup, understanding who owes who what can be a solid foundation upon which to build. So, what should be in an employment contract? And how can they protect employers?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Has the Job Summit of 2022 Solved Australia’s Labour Crisis?

The 2022 Jobs Summit held in Australia this month came up with 36 initiatives they believe will position Australia better for the future. What was it all about and how do they affect you? And are they the solutions we’re looking for?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

How You can Rid Your Company of Poor Performers without Breaking any Laws

Expecting your employees to discharge their job descriptions as agreed is not unreasonable. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not difficult to dismiss serial poor performers. There’s no general rule that you have to give an employee 3 warnings, or even 1 warning, before ending their employment. But there’s a way to do it that is fair and reasonable and keeps you out of trouble.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

How a good Grievance Handling Policy can Stop Resignations

Research tells us that the number 1 reason people leave jobs is because they don’t feel their contribution is being valued or they don’t feel ‘heard’ and it’s often not until their resignation is on the table that a manager sits up and takes notice. A solid Grievance Handling Policy can prevent this. But what is it and how does it work?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Top 5 Reasons Why Australian Workers Resign and What You Can Do About It

The top 5 reasons why Australians quit their jobs or start looking for a new one have been pretty much the same for a while now. Yet we still see people resigning for the same reasons. And it’s not what most employers think. So, what are the reasons and what can you do to pre-empt them?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

How to Get the Best Results from Your Recruitment Advertising

If you want to get the best out of your recruitment advertising you need to look at the way your ads are crafted. It’s not the Job Boards such as Seek and Indeed that are the problem. It’s the content they are working with. So, how do you craft great ads that result in a great hire?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Employee or Contractor? The Cost of Getting it Wrong in Australia

Engaging contractors to keep your employee headcount down can seem like a good idea – no tax, super or work cover obligations to worry about and you can finish them up when it suits you. But if it’s found they aren’t genuine contractors, you can be hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket. So how do you tell the difference between an employee and a contractor?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Australian Candidate Market in 2022

Here we explore the Australian candidate market in 2022 – how it’s different from last year and why, and what you need to do if you want to attract the best staff. The path out of COVID is well and truly here. But things are different. What does this mean for you as a Hiring Manager in 2022?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

5 Things You Need to Know if You Want to Attract Great Staff

Every year, we review applicant and candidate behaviours to see what’s “floating their boats”. This is the best way for us to accurately share what we know about market behaviour with our clients. When you know what people are attracted to, you can offer that. It’s a simple equation – find out what people are attracted to, make yourself attractive and snare a match. So, what’s floating candidate boats right now?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Languishing to Flourishing – the Next Step in the Back-to-the-Office Journey

The emotional long haul of the pandemic has taken a toll on everyone and we need to understand how that will impact productivity and profitability as everyone starts drifting back to the office. It’s called ‘languishing’ and here’s what you can do about it.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

7 Signs You’re About to Lose Staff and What You Can Do About It

The ‘great resignation’ that was predicted has started. Are you confident that your staff are all really locked in and secure for the coming year? Like any relationship breakdown, the signs of a pending resignation are often there. It’s just that we prefer not to see them, so we don’t – the head in the sand approach that is all too familiar. So, what are the signs that someone is fed up and about to leave?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Vaccine Mandates at Work and what your Employees Think

If you decide to mandate vaccines for staff in order to comply with the re-opening rules, are you going to be hit with a claim after December 1st? Data gathered from employees suggests you can approach your vaccine policy with confidence.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Carrots & Sticks – Considering a COVID Vaccine Mandate in your Workplace

Last week we had our first candidate instruct us not to represent her to any firms who intend to mandate COVID vaccines. Welcome to the new world! But employers must tread carefully on this subject of mandating vaccines.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Candidate Money Wars – How to Win them rather than Fight Them

Too often, employers get irritated and feel exploited when candidates negotiate their worth in the candidate money wars. But it harks back to a Master-Servant sociocultural model that lost its credibility a hundred years ago. When you understand what skills and experience you need and why you need it, negotiating salary with the right candidate becomes an exercise in securing your investment, rather than fighting an outdated ideology.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Australian Candidate Market – Why has it Changed and What to do About it?

The impact this pandemic and our initial response has had on our economy is coming home to roost a year on. The most talked about thing in the business world is no longer how hard it is to find ‘good’ staff but how hard it is to find staff at all. And everyone’s asking the same question, “Why aren’t they out there?”, followed quickly by “How do we attract them?”.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

How an RPO provider can make your in-house recruitment team fly

We hear a lot about RPO these days when it comes to recruitment strategies. But what is it? What are the benefits for your in-house hiring team? And when would you make the decision to switch to RPO?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Candidate Sourcing in a Pandemic. It's not as easy as you might think.

It’s easy to think that the thousands of people who have lost their jobs because of COVID must make candidate sourcing for hiring managers easier – after all, more candidates must mean easier recruitment, right? Not so! This week’s blog explores why candidate sourcing is actually more difficult in an economic crisis like this one.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Why we should approach job video interviews with caution

The use of technology to speed up the recruitment process is not new. And in most cases it’s been a good thing. But are some of the recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments taking it too far?

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

future of work

Want to work from home more in the future? Here’s 10 tips to show you how to make that happen.

If you’ve been wanting the chance to prove you can work productively from home, then the opportunity has arrived, albeit in a viral form.

Bernadette Eichner
Bernadette Eichner

Get our updates delivered

From us to your inbox.