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News and Events
What we've been up to...
July 2008
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Melissa McCarthy, Sonia Pitt and Tarni McKay |
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Tarni and Melissa have just returned from Gladstone after spending two days up at the mines conducting employee focus groups as part of a project we are conducting with Cement Australia. Sonia Pitt, HR Manager of Cement Australia gave the girls a tour of the Gladstone and East End Mines, we are were lucky enough to get a pic of them all suited up!
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Welcome to Marsh and Partners, newest client of HRBS. Marsh and Partners is a Chartered Accounting firm located in Brisbane with many years of experience in providing accounting, taxation, business development and succession planning services for small to medium enterprises and high wealth individuals. |
June 2008
We are very excited to welcome onboard our newest and yummiest client - Edible Blooms! Looking forward to working with the lovely Bloomettes.
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Winning the War for Talent?
Some of the HRBS consultants will be attending the topical Westpac Women's Market event on Wednesday 25th June. They will hear about how in today's business environment good employees are choosy - from a panel of experts who will share practical tips and solutions on creating that edge that makes your workplace more desirable than another. |
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News on The Labour Price Index (LPI)
The annual change (March 2007 to March 2008) in the seasonally adjusted Labour Price Index through the year to March 2008 for all employee jobs in Australia was 4.1%.
The Labour Price Index (LPI) is commonly used to determine annual wage increases for employees in order to ensure salary adjustments are in line with overall economic conditions. The LPI is calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on a quarterly basis.
LPI broadly measures changes in the wages paid by Australian businesses to employees taking into account both overall economic factors as well as those specific to the labour market.
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| Tina Radford experienced her first State of Origin on Wednesday 11th with fellow maroon supporters Eagle Boys, Publicis Mojo and other colleagues. Tina said it was a thoroughly enjoyable night watching QLD thrash NSW. We're not completely convinced yet that Tina is a true die hard footy fan though! |
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Di Fingleton talks resilience...
Another informative and enjoyable event has been co-hosted by AIM and Babes in Business! Tarni McKay went along and took one of our newest clients, the QLD Law Society, to this exclusive breakfast presentation to hear Di Fingleton speak about how understanding resilience in the face of unimaginable circumstances could be the most important lesson in your career.
In May 2003, then Chief Magistrate, Di Fingleton was sent to prison amidst a media storm, and with her career in tatters. With time past and a new perspective on life and work, she is sharing her experiences within the context of resilience - a character trait not only useful in times of adversity. |
May 2008
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Welcome to the QLD Law Society who have recently come on board as our client. We very much look forward to working on our new project together.
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This week, Tina and Tarni invited some guests from E Merchants and DTH Products to attend the Babes In Business lunch forum, Brand Bites. At this forum they heard from industry experts on to achieve branding and marketing clarity for your product, service, clients or company ... and make your brand sing!
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HR Summit 2008 - Singapore
Tina Radford has recently returned from abroad after attending the HR Summit. It is the number one event for HR in Asia featuring international speakers and business experts – along with global and regional HR leaders. This year, Singapore's sixth HR Summit was a record breaker - surpassing any previous HR event ever staged in Asia with 3,633 visitors!
Tina will be giving us updates soon on her favourite speakers, key learnings and new global trends in HR. |
Stephanie Rascoe, Head of Human Resources - Barclays Capital, Tina Radford, Managing Director - HRBS & Marianne Lim, Associate Director Human Resources - Barclays Capital |
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As we are all well aware, the 2008 Federal Budget has recently been released. Stephen Bell from Logiro has provided a summary of the budget and has outlined the proposed changes that affect all of us. A definite must read! Click Here for the full article |
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We welcome Kellie Langbecker, our Sydney based HR consultant who has many years experience under her belt as the HR manager for an international market leader in the consumer and business electronics industry. Kellie is passionate about all areas of human resources, in particular employee engagement, attraction and retention. We’re very excited to have you on-board Kellie!
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We would like to welcome our latest consultant Trudy Struber to the HRBS team. Trudy joins us with a degree in Human Resources and four years experience in engineering and FMCG industries. Trudy’s strengths include policy and procedure development, employee handbooks and global mobility. Welcome Trudy and happy birthday for May!
We’re excited to introduce Lawrence Wood a student at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in his second year. Lawrence joins the team on a part-time basis in the capacity of Team Assistant, to our very busy consultants. We are optimistic that Lawrence will have a big future with HRBS. |
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April 2008
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Exciting New Client...
We are very excited to have just signed with Eagle Boys to provide outsourced HR services to assist with their growth. In a matter of years, Eagle Boys has grown from a small, one-off business to one of Australia's most successful franchises. They credit their success to hard work, determination and the ability to always think of the customer first. |
March 2008
Tarni McKay receives a great write up from Railways Credit Union after completing the HR Audit....Another happy customer!
HR Business Solutions worked with us to conduct a HR Audit that included a gap analysis between what practices, policies and procedures we currently have in place and how these compare to best practice standards. The audit itself was a great tool in identifying potential improvements that could be made and in many instances was an opportunity to have a fresh perspective, as more often than not when you are working with things day in and day out, you don't always have the insight that an external consultant can provide.
Furthermore, in addition to receiving a report with the audit findings, the general information and tips that were provided by Tarni who undertook the audit, were invaluable. Overall, the process was extremely positive and provided an opportunity for development and improvement from both a personal and organisational perspective.
Mikki Richardson, HR Officer - Railways Credit Union |
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February 2008
Australian Human Resources Institute - HR Practices Day
Our consultants will be attending the annual HR Practices Day hosted by AHRI. The HR Practices Day is a series of hands-on, informative conferences - expanded for 2008 to include programs across Australia. Sessions this year will include contributions from leading figures in the HR world including London Business School’s Rob Goffee, Wesfarmer’s Chris Ryan, St George Bank’s Brett Wright, Seek’s Meahan Callaghan and AHRI award winners.
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Couran Cove Supervisor Development Program... |
February sees the completion of a successful round of the Supervisor Development Training Program with Couran Cove. The participants were required to attend 8 one day training workshops, designed to cover a variety of interpersonal, communication and supervisory skills. The participants provided glowing feedback about the sessions and the facilitators, in particular Tarni McKay - well done Tarni!
"The facilitators at HR Business Solutions are great easy people to get along with, they make training fun as well as educational. Tarni is a very enthusiastic and exciting presenter, and the training is very clear to understand, flexible, useful and filled with interaction." |
January 14th 2008
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We're excited to introduce the HRBS Organisational Development unit headed up by Melissa McCarthy, an Organisational Psychologist with 5 years consulting experience. Melissa offers a range of new organisational development services including emotional intelligence, team management systems, recruiting testing, developing and coaching testing, psychometric profiling, on-line surveys, 360 leadership survey, engagement, customer service and behavioural interviewing training. Melissa enjoys conducting cultural review processes and leadership development programs. Melissa will head up the Organisational Division with plans of employing additional business focussed organisational psychologists in 2008. |
December 8th 2007
Youngcare Apartment Opening
HR Business Solutions is a proud supporter of the charity Youngcare, who are doing amazing things for young people with high care needs. Over the past year HR Business Solutions have completed a wide variety of HR projects assisting Youngcare, and we look forward to helping this incredible charity grow in the coming year.
On Saturday December 8th Tina and Paula attended the momentous opening of the Youngcare Apartments for the Official Opening Ceremony. It was a wonderful event and the apartments were incredibly impressive. There was lots of bubbly to be had, and some great music. Congratulations to the Youngcare boys and all those who were involved!
December 7th 2007
Welcome
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A very big welcome to the newest addition of the HRBS team Tarni McKay! Tarni was recently married and was formerly Tarni Hoffman before joining us right after her honeymoon in Thailand. Tarni has 10 years experience in various HR roles including roles with Qld Motorways, BP Retail and Phillips Fox. Tarni is an excellent trainer and presenter and has large amounts of experience in recruitment, policy development and performance management. We are sure she will be a great asset to the team! |
October 2nd 2007
Telstra Business Women's Awards
The Telstra Business Women's Awards have become an integral part of the Australian business calendar, celebrating the achievements of some truly remarkable women. The HR Business Solutions team and some of the most remarkable women we know had a fantastic day at the awards, with everyone leaving truly inspired. A big thanks to all those who attended making it such a great event.
March 2005
Delegate to Inspire...
The Human Resources director of Michael Hill Jewellers, Tina Radford, says that managers have an “inability to empower people”. They get caught in the mindset that if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. Click on the link below for the full article.
Coming up...
July 2008
We are proud to announce the launch of the HRBS Management Development Program to be offered exclusively to our clients. Senior consultant Tarni McKay (Our resident guru Trainer) has under construction a practical management skills training program to be offered to middle managers to improve their skills, knowledge and confidence in the areas of people management, recruitment and selection, performance management, conflict resolution amongst other topics. Training will be offered in half-day and full-day workshops in New Farm. If you are interested in finding out more about our practical management training sessions, please contact Tarni on tarni@hrbs.com.au |
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An Interesting Read...
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You can't change people; people must want to change themselves. Karen Williams explores how workplace culture affects change in an organisation. Click here for the full article.
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