Summer staff generation: a how-to guide
accelerateonline • November 2, 2021
Getting the staff you need over the silly season during a global pandemic is tough. If you’ve tried Seek, Careers, and Trademe with no luck, maybe it’s time to think creatively. And remember, while our unemployment rate is low, there are always going to be part-time workers looking for more hours or full-timers looking for a change.
Here are six fresh ways to find new staff:
- Ask friends and whanau. Advertise to your tribe first — whether it’s via social media, email, or newsletter. Your friends, family, and customer base are already engaged with your business so they might want to work with you or know someone who does.
- Promote from within. Have you considered whether one of your current staff members could fill the vacancy? Internal promotions are a great way to reward performance and create career paths that bolster employee engagement. Remember to go through the same recruitment process as you would with an external candidate to ensure they’re the right fit.
- Use Student Job Search. Did you know there are more than 40,000 students nationwide looking for work? Most have finished their exams and are seeking temporary or permanent employment. Search Student Job Search.
- Jump on social. Since most people use at least one social media platform, it makes sense to leverage these channels to attract and hire new job candidates. LinkedIn is the most popular, but Facebook also has an effective platform for promoting new roles. Make sure your own business Facebook page has relevant, up-to-date content to give potential candidates a true insight into your culture.
- Facebook groups. Are you a member of your local community Facebook noticeboard? Search for it and post your job advert there. It’s a great way to spread the word because people can tag friends or family who may be interested in the role.
- Widen the net. The New Kiwis website links skilled migrants living in New Zealand with employers, and Work & Income New Zealand has a free phone service for recruitment, call 0800 778 008.
Accelerate - December 2023
Accelerate August 2023
Inland Revenue have recently announced this year’s livestock Herd Scheme Values and we think this is a great opportunity to update you on the latest movements. The Herd Scheme Values are the National Average Market Values, determined by a process involving a review of the livestock market as at 30 April.
The values for Dairy this year have seen a fall in values across all female classes, but increases across all male classes. The fall in R1 heifer values can be attributed to the prohibition of live export by sea commencing from 30 April 2023. For the first time the National Average Market Value for R1 Heifers is less than the National Standard Cost of breeding and rearing an R1 Heifer.
In contrast to Dairy values Beef values have increased on average 9% and are almost at record values for all classes.
Sheep values have all fallen from the high of 2022, slipping back an average of 10.2%. Whilst values have fallen, they are still either the second or third highest that they have ever been depending on which class of sheep you are looking at.
Goat values have increased on average 7.8% with almost all classes of fibre and meat producing goats at record highs. The value of milking goats continues to be well down from historic highs, except for breeding bucks which are at their highest value.
Like the rest of the world, New Zealand has reeled from the aftermath of Covid, rising inflation and interest rates, and the cost-of-living crisis. This year we also have a massive storm damage repair bill.
Any tax cuts, or changes to the tax thresholds were vetoed in Budget 2023 as this was viewed as worsening inflation.
Budget 2023 builds on the $889m already provided in response to this year’s storms. A further $6b is allocated for a National Resilience Plan , for rebuilding after weather events. $71b is committed to new and existing infrastructure projects: not only storm damaged communications, power and roading, but schools, hospitals, public housing, rail and road.
