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Human Resources

We provide professional consultation and advice for your "people needs" and work together with you to develop effective human resource tools required for the successful running of your organisation to meet the latest employment legislation.

Human resources areas:

• Staff recruitment and selection including preparation of the advertisement, short listing, interviewing, reference checking, psychometric assessment/profiling (link), preparation of the employee welcome packs etc
• Human resource administration - preparation of:
  • Employment agreements or amendment of the existing employment agreements to meet the latest legislation;
  • Position/job descriptions;
  • Staff induction programmes;
  • Employee manuals and handbooks;
  • Health and safety manuals;
  • Performance management systems;
  • Performance appraisals;
  • Human resource audits
• Training and development -
  We offer a selection of programmes. These workshops are designed to be tailored to the specific needs and culture of your organisation. They are dynamic, interactive workshops designed to empower individuals and teams to realise their potential and release further enthusiasm and a sense of engagement in areas pertinent to their roles within the team in your organisation.
• Career transition and career development Personalised one-on-one career transition and career development coaching with individuals who have been made redundant or are looking for a career change. These two coaching programmes are progressive in nature, highly interactive and practical.

Please note: While each workshop can be run as stand-alone capsules of learning, what we have found works for many of our clients are tailor-made workshops designed by selecting specific topics from a number of workshops, i.e. a tailored pick’n’mix concept.

Click on any workshop title in the list to read more about it.

• Effective communication skills
• Creative thinking and problem solving
• Bullying in the workplace
• Conflict Management
• Effective telephone techniques
• Creating a work culture of respect
• Professional presence
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships
• Managing stress
• Effective business writing
• Time management
• Team leader workshop
• Motivating and influencing others
• Team building - team development
• Performance management
• Interviewing skills and techniques
• Cross-cultural communication

Paua is unique to New Zealand and symbolises all the resources of our land, of which people are the most important part.