As a US based business with employees in Australia, I was looking for assistance in managing our Australian arm, as well as helping me to navigate the Australian employment landscape. I have been using Employee Matters and Catherine for a while now, and have been really impressed how Catherine has helped me manage the team in Australia and has kept me abreast of HR, Fair Work and other legislative developments. Catherine’s guidance and advice has been so beneficial and I really appreciate all the extra support.

Like many successful business owners, I ran my large team for years without HR support. I had no idea how difficult I was making things for myself until the Hire to Fire Tool Kit came into my life!  Put simply, the Hire to Fire Tool Kit has delivered outstanding results in record time.  Within days of acquiring this toolkit, I was able to use its Performance Management Guide and templates to successfully manage a non-performer out of my business with ease, confidence, professionalism – and best of all – no hard feelings on either side. With the Hire to Fire Toolkit supporting my daily operations, I am now able to manage my team members quickly, effectively and with confidence, knowing that I have the resources I need to not only keep current, but also stay compliant.  I strongly recommend the Hire to Fire Toolkit to any business leader that wants to do HR right, build their knowledge base and grow a high performance team.

Since engaging Employee Matters with Morgan as our dedicated Expert, we have made major improvements to our policies across the board that benefit both the company and our employees. We went from having virtually no policies to almost all that we require within months, and improved our processes at the same time. Overall Morgan saves us time when issues arise, her sound advice always leads us in the right direction. She is a trusted adviser

There is so much to do when you own your own business and it's impossible to be an expert in everything. The Hire to Fire toolkit saved us hours of endless research. It is easy to use and can be utilised immediately. The policies within the kit are great for any business. They cover a whole host of relevant areas and can be easily personalised and adapted. We don’t know what we would have done without it. I cannot recommend the whole experience and staff more highly at Employment Matters. They help put worries aside by giving accurate advice efficiently and in a friendly manner. They have a realm of resources and services to help any small business. Nothing is too much trouble.

The prospect of an employment dispute is terrifying to me, despite 40 years of legal experience, mainly in large firms. Now that I am the principal of a boutique planning and environmental law practice, employing 7 people, my salvation has been Natasha Hawker's book 'From Hire to Fire & Everything in Between'. It is a gem: well written and practical, it nicely balances my need for simplicity with sufficient detail to make it useful. The book is empowering in that it helps me identify the issues and questions I need to have in mind when analysing and addressing a problem. Thank you Natasha, you have literally improved the quality of my life by reducing my stress when it comes to dealing with employment matters.

We were referred to Employee Matters by our business coach, to provide coaching and support for our management team, make sure we were compliant with our HR responsibilities, and build on some of the structure that we already had in place. Employee Matters and the team were knowledgeable, responsive, flexible to the needs of our business, and Nardia became an integral part of our team. Employee Matters will continue to be part of Technium as we grow, and I'd recommend anyone who has employees to not wait for a problem, but to take a proactive approach and engage with Employee Matters sooner rather than later.

The Hire to Fire toolkit subscription from Employee Matters has been the exact match to the structure of our HR system and has definitely proven useful. We found the checklists the most helpful part of the toolkit because it's scary to think that if we miss something small, or get something wrong, in HR, there is the possibility of some fairly high penalties.

Natasha was engaged to develop and facilitate a half day training session as part of our annual global conference. The brief was to educate our people leaders on hiring excellence and optimising team performance. As a fast growing small company, we were looking for someone to train our relatively new people leaders from both commercial and technical backgrounds (and multiple geographies). Natasha was willing to understand our organisation and particular needs, and tailor the content and workshop accordingly. She also set up an expectations model in advance so we could reflect on the desired outcomes and we debriefed against this model after the event. The training session itself was very well run, with a nice mix of theory, discussion and practice sessions for behavioural interviewing in small groups. Natasha's experience as well as her passion and enthusiasm for effectively recruiting and managing people is impressive. The session was very highly rated by our people leaders and we frequently hear people talking about Natasha's interviewing techniques. We would happily recommend Natasha to organisations seeking to invest in their recruiting and people-management capability.