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Scratching your head over award rates?   If so, you're not alone. Identifying the correct award rate isn't just about paying your employees—it's about ensuring fairness, compliance, and maintaining a positive work environment.    Our team of experts have years of experience with the nuances of Fair Work Australia's award system, so you can trust us to steer you in the right direction.  Click this link to watch our webinar: https://lnkd.in/g-i8p65i   #awardrates #HRcompliance 

"Show me the incentive, I'll show you the outcome" is a great quote from Charlie Munger. When was the last time you reviewed your incentive schemes? Particularly at manager level and above, I am still seeing too many poorly thought out schemes that don't drive the right behaviours. Small tweaks can have a massive impact. The psychology of incentives is one of the favourite parts of my role at Aristar Financial Consulting Ltd I Certified B-Corp & Aspiring FDs - if I can help guide the conversation, let me know. Keith Robinson, thanks for sharing the quote! 😉 #recruitment #outsourcedaccounting #incentives

6 months together, how time flies 💘* It has been 6 months since I was incredibly fortunate to be awarded the Employee Owner of the Year award at the annual eoa conference. It’s also just about three years since I was - again - incredibly fortunate to become an Employee Trustee at Stephens Scown 💕 Both milestones have me in a reflective mood. We’re currently running an election to appoint five new Employee Trustees as the terms of five of our current Employee Trustees end (Dave Robbins, Lexie Williams, Anthony Booth, Kia Pearson and myself). Those of us exiting these roles have given a lot and contributed a lot in that time, for the benefit of our fellow employee-owners and for our business. But I know that by handing over to colleagues new to the positions we will be adding new experience and perspective, not losing it. And, in our time we have raised the bar of what is expected from a Trustee at Stephens Scown – and when we step away the bar will be set to that level as a minimum, and then taken higher yet again by the new group, as we continually evolve our Employee Ownership. Before we part though, there is still the little-old task of delivering an outstanding EO Day event, so we all get to finish our time as Trustees with a bang! 🤯 It has been a pleasure to be of service. #EmployeeOwnership #EmployeeEngagement #Culture *I'm a Film graduate, not that you could tell from this (purposefully) simple piece, and I have never finished a short film with 'Fin' before...until now. But, after the roller-coaster of these 31 seconds, I thought it needed a punchy and charming and romantic ending.

An investment in employee development is an investment in the future of your business. It’s a sign that you want to support the careers and progression of your people. Spending time and money on team training is a must. When your employees see that you are invested in their future, they feel valued, empowered, and engaged with your vision. That is excellent news for your team satisfaction scores, team spirit, and overall team productivity. Read our latest blog on the Carthy Accountants website (link in comments). Get the business you want. Call 01785 248939 or visit our website. #businesssuccess #accountants #stafford #teamtraining #stafftraining #productivity #morethanaccountants

This is our last post in this series which celebrates the amazing winners and nominees at our recent Employee Awards. We’re ending on a high, with this award having not one but two winners! The unsung hero award is dedicated to the individuals who quietly make a big impact, this person may not be in the spotlight but shows exceptional dedication and talent, they contribute significantly to their work and truly is a hidden gem who deserves this award. Finalists: Raj Kumar, Becki Jones, Sue Greenhill, and Helen Naylor WINNER: Becki Jones and Raj Kumar 👏 👏 #AwardsDay #BusinessCashFlow #EmployeeRecognition 

Here is how we were rated for Employee Choice and Self-determination compared to hundreds of other firms in the 2024 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work Awards (for which we were the winner of the Professional Services Category). Why did we rate so highly? Read more https://hubs.la/Q02yyQTT0

Here is how we were rated for Employee Choice and Self-determination compared to hundreds of other firms in the 2024 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work Awards (for which we were the winner of the Professional Services Category). Why did we rate so highly? Read more https://hubs.la/Q02yyCyz0

It’s the time of year to start planning your entries for the Annual Chapter Contests. These awards allow chapters to share their innovative changes and earn national recognition. #PayrollOrg #PayrollOrgsnc

  It’s time for the Northland Business Excellence Awards 2024…and it’s not too late to get your entry in! WRMK Lawyers is proud to sponsor the Northland Business Excellence Awards again in 2024, and in particular a new category this year: Employer of Choice. For all entrants, the Awards are a great opportunity to check how your business is tracking across a number of core areas, and in a challenging year like 2024, the process provides an excellent opportunity to step back and objectively review your business while you complete your application.  NorthChamber’s dedicated team are there to support you to complete your application, so you can reap the benefits of being an awards entrant, or perhaps even a Winner! We are really looking forward to reading this year’s Employer of Choice entries. This category is a great opportunity to showcase how your business looks after its people – who are arguably more important in trying times than in good! We’re not looking for flashy incentives – but great workplace cultures that really engage their teams – whatever that looks like for you. If you’re already entered, good on you! Keep up the mahi and get that entry finalised. Visit https://lnkd.in/g3GmRGTD or email info@northchamber.co.nz to find out more about entering the Awards, or support with your entry.

We were in The Sunday Times yesterday. They published the Best Places to Work 2024 and lil ol' Entrepreneurs Circle is officially one of those places. Which is really nice. For everybody. They interviewed staff here, everyone on payroll had a questionnaire to fill out. It was proper. So, from tomorrow, you'll see the official 'Best Places to Work' logo on our marketing and website etc. We'll shout pretty loud about it, because it will help our business. Ironically, we're not currently recruiting (we hired 11 new staff in April and shouldn't need any more until well into the second half of the year) but it doesn't matter. Being recognised properly and formally as one of the 'Best Places to Work' in the country enhances our positioning. It boosts our credibility. It helps people take us more seriously. It rubs off... And that's why we've all got a little extra spring in our step here at EC today. (Matt the Butler in particular is proud as punch!!).   And I share our little moment in the spotlight with you, not to brag, but to remind you that POSITIONING matters. A lot.   And all your 'not-yet-a-customer' people out there, who don't know you from Adam, can and will be influenced by things like this.   Awards and accreditations do make a difference.    Not to everybody, I get that. But to enough to make it worth your time and energy to pursue an accolade or two.    There are plenty of them around. And you deserve one or two, don't you?   Have a great week,   Nigel 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆 https://lnkd.in/eTgVbzbq