My HR Partner Services Guide
Employee focussed businesses hire us to keep their employees on track with contracts, up to date HR policies & handle all those tricky HR issues as they arise, so they can feel confident in the great team they’ve put around them and can get on with what they do best.
We show them how to create a culture where employees feel valued..
The bottom line is… without great employees you can’t have a great business!
Do you feel like HR management and administration is taking up too much of your time?
Navigating your way through HR processes can be difficult, but HR doesn’t have to be an added stress or area of legal risk for your business.
My HR Partner helps small businesses stop wasting time and money by providing expert on-demand HR services.
Our specialty is providing ongoing HR support through our on call virtual HR Manager services.
We also provide ad hoc HR services such as employment contracts, HR policies or you can book a 15 minute or 30 minute HR advice call to get tailored HR advice.
Focus on running your business & let us help you manage your people.
Virtual HR Manager On-Demand HR Support
Most businesses that employ staff occasionally run into people management problems and need advice and support to make sure they are doing the right thing.
Managing these problems can be time consuming & expensive if you try and do it on your own.
We assist you to operate your business more efficiently by being on call to answer your questions and talk through any issues you are having.
You can focus on what you're good at and get on with the running your business.
My HR Partner has HR management packages that reduce the likelihood of things going wrong with managing the people in your business.
You don’t get HR advice from a call centre or generic phone advisory service.
Tailored, on demand HR Manager service provided by phone or email for whenever you need to discuss your people management & HR issues. Speak to the same person every time.
HR Support & Advice Calls
If you need HR support or advice, but you don't need on-going, on-demand HR support you can book in for a call and pay for HR advice when you need it.
We can also provide the advice by email.
Our HR advice phone or email consultation is ideal for ad hoc advice about HR issues, pay rates, managing performance and anything else HR related.
You can book a 15 minute call or a 30 minute call depending on how much time you need to discuss your HR issue.
Book your 15 minute HR Advice call with Karen Hillen $75.00
Book your 30 minute HR Advice call with Karen Hillen $140.00
HR Policies
HR policies give guidance to your employees about what you expect of them & details about legislative requirements.
Even employees that do the right thing need to know what you expect of them, whether it’s how to apply for leave, or what they can & can’t wear to work.
Policies need to be reasonable. Employees should be aware of what the policy means to them, their workmates & the business.
We provide HR Policy Handbooks to help you maintain compliance with industrial relations & WHS laws.
These are our two most popular HR Policy Handbooks, but we can tailor a package to suit your needs and we can also provide single HR policies.
HR Policy Handbook
Suitable for a range of businesses
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION & EEO POLICY
ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM POLICY
CODE OF CONDUCT
DRESS POLICY or PPE POLICY
EMAIL, INTERNET & COMPUTER SYSTEM POLICY
EMPLOYER PROPERTY POLICY
INDUCTION POLICY
LEAVE
PERFORMANCE AND MISCONDUCT POLICY
PERSONAL GRIEVANCE POLICY
TIMESHEET POLICY
VEHICLE POLICY
VEHICLE SAFETY POLICY
WORK, HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
WORKPLACE BULLYING POLICY
WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
Starter HR Policy Handbook
An entry level HR Policy Handbook.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION & EEO POLICY
CODE OF CONDUCT
EMAIL, INTERNET & COMPUTER SYSTEM POLICY
LEAVE POLICY
PERFORMANCE AND MISCONDUCT POLICY
WORK, HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
Employment Contracts
When you employ people in your business, they need to know what you expect from them & what they can expect from you.
Having an employment contract between an employer and employee sets out all of those expectations.
You can’t have an employment contract that provides an employee less than the legal minimum set out in the National Employment Standards (NES), awards, enterprise agreements or other registered agreements that may apply to your employees.
A contract can’t make employees worse off than their minimum legal entitlements.
You can’t force someone to sign or agree to a contract so it’s a really good idea to make sure the contract is signed before your employee starts work with you.
A verbal agreement can also be legally binding, but the terms of the verbal contract are often a lot harder to prove without written evidence.
Signing the contract
You should provide the employee with a duplicate copy of the contract to sign, date, & return.
If you’re sending the contract by email or electronically, it’s recommended that you send it in PDF form and make sure you follow up to ensure your employee signs the contract and returns a signed copy to you for your records.
You could send the employment contract through an electronic document signing software or an HR system.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (COMPREHENSIVE) - PERMANENT EMPLOYEE
$550
This comprehensive contract is suitable for full-time and part-time employees. It’s not intended to apply to casual employees or independent contractors.
iIt's approximately 12-23 pages in length (depending on the required inclusions).
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (SIMPLE) - PERMANENT EMPLOYEE
$350
If you would prefer something shorter for your full time or part time employees, you can use the ‘simple’ contract of employment which is shorter.
This isn't a comprehensive legal document & won't give the same cover as a comprehensive contract.
This contract is not intended to override award/agreement obligations. It’s not intended to apply to casual employees or independent contractors.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT APPRENTICE/TRAINEE
$350
This short employment contract is suitable for apprentices and trainees and it covers:
• the employee’s position;
• probation;
• general obligations;
• salary;
• commencement date;
• hours of work;
• superannuation;
• leave;
• policies and procedures;
• vaccinations;
• IT, computers and devices and surveillance;
• termination of employment and what happens if the employee does not comply with their Training Contract;
• general matters
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (COMPREHENSIVE) - CASUAL EMPLOYEE
$550
This comprehensive contract is approximately 10 pages in length.
The drafting of this contract will help minimise the risk your business may be exposed to for back payment from both current and former employees who may have been engaged on a casual basis but worked on a long-term, regular or predictable basis.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (SIMPLE) - CASUAL EMPLOYEE
$350
If you would prefer something shorter for your casual employees, you can use the ‘simple’ contract of employment which is only 5 pages in length.
This isn't a comprehensive legal document & won't give the same cover as a comprehensive contract.