We work with employers across Hawke's Bay and New Zealand, and no two of them look quite the same. Most have no one in-house doing HR. Some have a strong HR team already and bring us in when a situation needs specialist backup. Boards bring us in for the one employment relationship they manage directly: their CEO/General Manager. And when a workplace dispute needs a mediator now rather than in 2 months, lawyers, advocates and insurers bring in Lance Peterson directly.
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If HR sits with the owner, the office manager, or whoever picked up the last issue, this is where you start. Our support scales to the size and budget of your business, from one urgent issue through to ongoing outsourced HR. Plain-English advice, not legal jargon, from people who understand the pressure of running a business without a dedicated HR person in the building.
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Even a strong HR team needs specialist support from time to time. That might be an investigation, a mediation, extra hands to deliver training, an independent check of your master documentation, or specialist expertise at the bargaining table or on remuneration. We work alongside your team, not instead of it.
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Your CEO / General Manager is the one employment relationship the Board manages directly, and it's often the one with the least structure around it. We help Boards get the terms, the pay and the performance review process right, so it holds up if things ever get difficult.
Lawyers, advocates and insurers bring in Lance Peterson directly for private mediation when a matter can't wait for MBIE's queue. You choose the mediator, you choose the date, and the process moves at the pace the matter actually needs.
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That's fine, most people aren't when they land here. Call us on 06 878 5454 or book a confidential consultation and we'll point you the right way.