HR Help for Grooming Businesses
So you can get on with the fun stuff
Do you know the answers to these questions?
What happens when my business is flooded? Do I still have to pay my staff?
My staff member is pregnant, what are my responsibilities?
Are the laws changing for casual staff members and sick leave?
Introducing Strawberry Seed Consulting
igroombiz is thrilled to announce our new Human Relations partner, Strawberry Seed Consulting. As experts in our field, we recognise that we also need other experts to help grow and nurture our businesses. Strawberry Seed Consulting (SSC) are just that, experts in their field (plus they are very lovely). If you are employed or are employing staff, you need support and guidance to navigate the ever-changing employment landscape.
Below are some recorded webinars produced by Strawberry Seed. These are a good place to start if you are employing or thinking about employing staff in your grooming business.
Getting Ready to Employ
Contractors vs Employees
Leave Entitlements
You can also visit our Groomers Operations and Resources blog for detailed, grooming business specific procedures, example job descriptions, and more.
The 4 key areas small grooming businesses need help
HR Compliance
Employment laws change continually, making it a challenge to work out whether your business is compliant. Many business owners have told us they have sleepless nights worrying about whether they’re meeting their legal obligations. We are up-to-date with employment laws and are here to help.
HR Performance
A well-designed Performance Review System is beneficial for any business. It’s not just about what your employees are achieving, but how they’re doing it. An effective system facilitates an ongoing process of training and coaching, giving you the opportunity to have positive conversations with your staff.
HR Growth
Your business is growing and you’re looking at hiring. Where do you start and how do you ensure you find the right person for the job? You want someone with the right skills who also fits into your business culture. Will you take care of recruitment or would you like us to step in to ease the stress?
HR Firefighting
Running a business involves people and it’s only a matter of time until people-related issues arise. Performance and behaviour are the most common concerns business owners have. Understanding your specific circumstances is the key and that’s where we come in.
Book a one-hour free consultation to engage in expert advice about a range of enquiries relating to HR Management and employment in your grooming business. This may include but is not limited to:
• Employment offers and contracts
• Compliance with industry legislation
• Privacy
• Performance management
• Understanding employment contracts and award entitlements
• Navigating workplace behaviour issues such as bullying, conflict and difficult clients
• Terminating employment
igroomhub members will receive 10% off all SSC services!
More about Strawberry Seed Consulting
With two parents that ran their own small business, SSC Director, Carli Saw, saw firsthand the difficulties they faced. When she took the plunge to start her business in 2013, she wanted to bring her HR experience to small businesses that don’t have in house HR but still have the same issues when managing their people.
At Strawberry Seed Consulting, we strive to make a positive impact on the lives of our clients. Every day, our team feel privileged to share our knowledge and expertise to help others.
Carli Saw, Strawberry Seed Consulting
We are honest, transparent, supportive, and genuinely care for the people who come to us for professional advice. Our team enjoy working with small business owners who want to treat their employees fairly and set up their HR processes to successfully manage their people in a way that sustains their business. We speak to you in a language you understand, without the technical jargon.
Our HR clients range from a sole trader hiring their first employee right through to medium-sized organisations looking for assistance with specific HR projects. As trusted advisors, we get to know the business owner and their team, offering a personalised service when they need it.
We provide support across four main areas:
· Compliance – We ensure that our clients are getting the basics right around managing their people, including contracts of employment, award interpretation and benchmarking, and HR policies, systems and procedures.
· Growth – Advice and support with workforce planning, job design, position descriptions, recruitment and onboarding of staff.
· Performance – Delivery of training and development, performance management systems and advice on increasing the performance of your people.
· Fire Fighting – Support in the management of tricky day-to-day HR issues. From basic questions on how to manage leave through to terminations and everything in between, we are the right advice at the right time whenever our clients have an HR related question.
We provide once-off ad hoc advice through to ongoing support packages customised to the size and complexity of the business. Our Starting to Employ Package starts at $900 plus GST for getting you set up to hire your first employee, increasing based on the number of employees you already employ. We always provide a written proposal, and there are never any hidden costs.
Our current clients come from across Australia, working with industries including disability support, building and trade, retail, hospitality, allied health and professional services. We have also worked with several clients in the Dog Grooming space over the last few years.
As every business is unique, we offer igroomhub members an obligation free initial meeting with all new clients (over phone or video) to provide you with advice and a customised proposal specific to your business needs. igroomhub members will also receive a 10% discount on all of your services.
