Author Archives: Lisa Lee

Understanding your staff through employee surveys

Employee surveys, have you used them? Would you? Whether it’s how your employees rate their job satisfaction or their contentment with benefits and remuneration, employee surveys can help you gain a better understanding. So, when it comes to getting honest answers to questions that might make some staff feel uneasy, what can you do? Providing […]

Work Christmas Parties 101

Work Christmas Parties 101 With less than a few weeks until Christmas arrives, many workplaces have organised their end of year functions. Let’s face it, it’s a great opportunity to recognise everyone’s hard work and to celebrate team achievements.

Hiring over the holidays | What you need to know

Hiring over the holidays | What you need to know The lead up to Christmas might be busy but that’s no excuse to put your head in the mistletoe when it comes to bringing on extra help in your business. Before you employ any Christmas casuals, read our HR Manager, Lisa’s quick how-to guide:

Forced leave during the holidays

With the countdown to Christmas officially on, now is the time to think about Christmas and New Year shutdown for your business. So, how do leave arrangements work with your staff during this period? Can they refuse to take leave or is it a classic case of “too bad, so sad”? Our HR Manager, Lisa […]

HR Advice | How To Resign Well

How To Resign Well! These days, people change jobs more regularly than was common 20 years ago.  Like anything else in your work life, there are some things you can do to make sure your resignation goes well. Think of the old adage, don’t burn any bridges!

Registered Labour Hire Provider

Classic Recruitment & Human Resources has been granted a Labour Hire Licence to provide labour hire services by the QLD Office of Industrial Relations……… We work closely with you to ensure our labour hire staff have the skills and experience you need, at the right time you need them. We offer a competitive hourly rate, […]

Unfair dismissal and the minimum employment period

Do you understand what constitutes unfair dismissal? Do you know your obligations as an employer when terminating an employee? We recently received this question: QUESTION | We have employment contracts in place with all of our employees which have a clause relating to the Minimum Employment Period (commonly known as the Probation Period). If we terminate an […]

Thinking about arranging a work Christmas Party?

Work Christmas Party As the end of 2017 approaches, along with it comes the inevitable festive season celebrations of office parties and other functions. While it is a time to celebrate the year that was and recognise your staff’s hard work, employers need to ensure that adequate planning is carried out so that everyone has […]

**An important message to all of our candidates & clients**

**An important message to all of our candidates & clients** On Friday 6th of October at 12:20 PM Lisa Lee’s Office 365 password was compromised by an internet criminal. In 15 seconds just under 500 emails were sent from a remote location using Lisa’s email account to common email addresses Lisa sends to. The issue […]

HR Advice | Minimum Employment Period Q and A

Minimum Employment Period One of our clients recently asked this question…….We have employment contracts in place with all of our employees which have a clause relating to the Minimum Employment Period (commonly known as the Probation Period). If we terminate an employee within the ‘minimum employment period’, are we obligated to give a reason for the […]