HR advisory
AI or a HR Advisor? What AI Can and Can't Do for Small Business HR
ChatGPT and Claude can save small businesses real time on HR. Where AI helps, where it falls short, and when it's worth calling a HR advisor.
Insights
The Core Mediation blog
Practical guidance on mediation, workplace disputes and HR advisory for individuals, families and small businesses across NSW.
HR advisory
HR Foundations Review: Identify the Gaps, Reduce Risk and Build a Stronger Workplace
What a HR foundations review checks in a small business: contracts, Award pay, records, policies and people practices, and what you get at the end.
Mediation
The Slippery Slope of Workplace Conflict: When Should You Intervene?
Workplace conflict escalates in five stages. What to look for at each one, and why stepping in early is easier, cheaper and part of every employer's legal duty.
Mediation
What Happens in a Workplace Mediation? A Step-by-Step Guide
How a workplace mediation runs in Sydney and NSW, from the first call to the written agreement: who attends, how long it takes and what stays confidential.
Mediation
Workplace Mediation or Workplace Investigation: Which Do You Need?
Mediation resolves working relationships; an investigation establishes facts. How to tell which a workplace issue needs, and when you need both.
Mediation
Understanding Mediation: A Faster, Fairer Way to Resolve Disputes
Why more disputes are being settled at the table rather than in court, where mediation helps in practice, and what the process actually involves.
HR advisory
The Hidden Cost of Delaying HR: What Small Businesses Risk Without It
Why HR risk doesn't wait until a business is "big enough", what getting HR right actually looks like, and how to access HR expertise without a full-time hire.
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