Poaching staff – is it good or bad?
By Rob Sellars, 84recruitment. Poaching, unless it has something to do with eggs, is mostly seen in a negative light, and conjures up visions of...
Category : Recruitment
Record salary levels in the tightest ever labour market
By Rob Sellars, 84 Recruitment. It has been well reported that salaries both here and around the world have significantly increased over the past two years,...
Looking at recruitment trends
It’s cliche, but don’t the years always seem to pass by quicker each time a new one rolls around? They say its because as we...
Retention – supporting staff to stay with your business
By Alan Pollard, CCNZ CEO, and Ralph Suckling, RobLawMax. We hear frequent stories of staff poaching, sometimes by non-members, and this is despite the member...
Recruiting staff in a tight labour market
Downer has held the Three Waters Maintenance Contract for Tauranga City Council for over eight years after starting the contract in 2013 for the maintenance...
Winning against the recruitment crisis
By ROB SELLARS, EIGHTY4 RECRUITING. Recruitment has always been high on the agenda as far as significant challenges for the civil construction industry and has...
Change is coming so make wise choices now
Not too long ago, a large-scale civil construction project started up. It was clear that it would have a difficult time resourcing all the required...
A greater focus on domestic talent
By Rob Sellars, managing consultant, Eighty 4 Recruiting. Usually when I do a review of the previous year it can be challenging to remember the...
Hire fast, fire faster – the new recruitment guide
Hiring the right people at the right point in time is often critical to the success of businesses and construction projects. Keeping the ideal balance...
Gender pay gap revealed in construction
OneStaff has released its ‘What’s My Rate? New Zealand Industrial and Trades Wage Report’ which provides some interesting insights into our core industrial sectors including...