Business Essentials

As painful as it is, like ripping off a Band-Aid, sometimes you just need to have a chat with a difficult staff member. It's never easy to confront an employee with an ongoing problem, but putting it off leads to worse issues over time. Marita Ryan, of Red Hot Go Enterprises, has some useful tips on how to conduct a critical conversation, which can actually help you build trust and respect from the other party and indeed the whole team. Attributing the right job statuses to your employees can be complicated! Kerrie Canning, Partner of HR Advice Online, runs through the various job terms, including full time and part time employment, casual, temporary, fixed-term and maternity leave placements. What happens if you’ve attributed the wrong job status or if an employee wants to change? Kerrie answers those questions and more. http://www.businessessentials.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.