Ready to Hire? A Practical Guide to Employing and Managing Staff - Held in Geraldton

Thinking about hiring your first employee or recently brought someone on board?

This practical workshop is designed for small business owners who want to understand the responsibilities, costs, and processes involved in becoming an employer. Learn how to determine if your business can afford to hire, understand your legal obligations, develop employment contracts and job descriptions, implement essential policies and insurance, and successfully onboard and manage staff. Leave with practical tools, templates, and confidence to build your team the right way.

Main Topics Covered:

This workshop is particularly valuable for small business owners as it focuses not just on hiring, but on the entire employee lifecycle:

• Determining if you’re financially ready to employ staff

• Understanding employer obligations in Western Australia

• Having the right policies, procedures, and insurances in place

• Creating job descriptions and employment contracts

• Conducting effective onboarding and inductions

• Managing probation periods successfully

• Undertaking performance reviews and addressing underperformance

• Retaining good employees and building a positive workplace culture

Suitable for: Small business owners who are ready to hire or have recently hired to make sure they are compliant and have all the processes in place to grow their team.

Note: Maximum of 2 bookings per business.

Presenter: Alison Jenkin, Business Advisor from IPS Management Consultants.

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IPS Management Consultants is a provider of SBDC Regional services in the South West, Peel, Mid West/Gascoyne, Pilbara and Wheatbelt regions.

This SBDC Regional workshop is funded by the State Government through the Small Business Development Corporation.