

Minimum Wage Increase - To Increase ALL Wages or Not
When the minimum wage increases should you increase all wages by that amount? This is a question we are often asked, and a question that...

Lisa Johnston
Feb 16, 20183 min read


Introducing Xero Projects - manage job time, costs and profitability
Xero have just released Projects and we are busy testing it to ensure we 100% understand how it works. Projects is a simple time and...

Lisa Johnston
Oct 19, 20171 min read


A Cloud Based Chat App That's Replacing Email!!!
Is email dying... due to Slack helping businesses with email workplace sanity? Some businesses have even completely ditched email and...

Lisa Johnston
Sep 22, 20171 min read


Rest Breaks to be Paid Separately
Due to law changes to rest/tea break provisions; it has caused a huge admin nightmare for businesses that pay their staff piece meal...

Lisa Johnston
Aug 10, 20171 min read


Starting a New Business - Confident too Soon?
They say that 80% of businesses fail in the first three years. Pretty scary huh…and certainly sad. From what we see most businesses...
Kamila Ryantova
Jun 10, 20172 min read


Stop Doing it the Old Way
I love this saying! Do you know how many times I hear 'I do it that way because it's always been done that way'. In fact, I tell my...

Lisa Johnston
Mar 29, 20171 min read


Nurture Change – What’s in it for business owners?
Everyone hears the saying ‘work on your business, and not just in it’; and Nurture change helps you achieve that. In fact, it is a whole...

Lisa Johnston
Nov 24, 20162 min read


90 Day Trial - Facts That All Employers Need to know
Finally when the new 90 day trial period statute came into effect, employers had some sort of protection when trialling new employees. Cert

Lisa Johnston
Oct 6, 20162 min read


Maximizing Employee Engagement - Week 6
This is the final installment of our six blogs outlining key steps to maximize employee engagement - with the help of one of our clients...

Lisa Johnston
Sep 14, 20161 min read


Maximizing Employee Engagement - Week 5
Here is the fifth installment of our six blogs outlining key steps to maximize employee engagement - with the help of one of our clients...

Lisa Johnston
Sep 7, 20161 min read


Maximizing Employee Engagement - Week 4
Here is the fourth installment of our six blogs outlining key steps to maximize employee engagement - with the help of one of our clients...

Lisa Johnston
Aug 31, 20161 min read


Maximizing Employee Engagement - Week 3
Here is the third installment of our six blogs outlining key steps to maximize employee engagement - with the help of one of our clients...

Lisa Johnston
Aug 24, 20161 min read


Maximizing Employee Engagement - Week 2
Here is the second installment of our six blogs outlining key steps to maximize employee engagement - with the help of one of our clients...

Lisa Johnston
Aug 5, 20161 min read


Maximizing Employee Engagement - Week 1
Over the next 6 weeks - with the help of one of our clients Chris Elphick, Director of Learn.fast Pacific, we are going to outline six...

Lisa Johnston
Jul 28, 20162 min read


4 Key Steps To Launching Your Brand On Facebook.
Your website is live, you have a great base of loyal customers but you need to take your business to the next level - Facebook marketing...
Ruth Thompson
Jun 8, 20164 min read


Changes to Zero Hours/Cancelled Shifts Contracts
Don't be an 'April Fool' when it comes to employment law changes Friday 1 April 2016, saw a raft of changes to the minimum employment...

Lisa Johnston
May 26, 20162 min read


9 Steps to Success
These 9 simple steps to success from the Sass founder, Lisa Johnston, have helped her take Sass from strength to strength A must read...

Lisa Johnston
May 19, 20161 min read


Are you safe from employee theft?
"It won’t happen to me, my employees love me!” OK, that may be true, but, despite the fact that your employees may love you, it is only...

Lisa Johnston
May 3, 20163 min read


Should You Own or Lease Your Company Vehicle?
A key attraction of leasing a vehicle over owning it is the lower monthly costs, compared to a loan, as well as the ability to upgrade...

Lisa Johnston
Dec 1, 20152 min read


Sass: Now a Timely Certified Partner
Timely? What's that? Timely is the latest cloud-based business efficiency tool that LSH is proud to add to its array of cloud-based...

Lisa Johnston
Oct 17, 20152 min read


Maximising Strengths to Boost Business Performance
Business advice often focuses on minimising and overcoming weaknesses in order to improve performance - and that's a valid approach - but...

Lisa Johnston
Sep 30, 20152 min read


7 Ways to Manage Your Financials Efficiently
1. Have a Budget Having a carefully prepared budget is the financial equivalent of a business plan. It sets out financial goals and sales...

Lisa Johnston
Sep 23, 20152 min read