Waikato Business News May/June 2020

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18 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS May/June 2020 Positioning Excellence Looking to hire? Locally owned and operated, Asset Recruitment has been established for more than 30 years. We’re specialists in temporary, permanent, executive and industrial recruitment. If you’re looking to hire or would like to discuss your current staffing structure, do get in touch with our team. As we navigate these uneasy times, we’re focused on providing support and guidance to help you find the best solution for you and your business. Recruit with Excellence. Recruit with Asset. Temporary | Permanent | Executive | Industrial 07 839 3685 | www.assetrec.co.nz Hiring in the current market There is no guidebook for what just happened. The past few weeks have affected different businesses in different ways. bility. If you were looking One thing all business owners have in common is that they’ve had to quickly adapt company operations and demonstrate agility in these challenging times to adjust to the way they now carry out business. And for some, certain operational elements may never go back to the way they were. For recruitment, it would be naive to say that it is carrying on as business-as-usual and the employment market will continue to fluctuate for some time. In the short-term many businesses may focus on keeping existing employees in employment rather than looking for new. Think longer-term. As a business owner, it is an opportunity to ask yourself some challenging questions that will help you future-proof your business. Use it to think beyond the relatively short-term operational needs, and consider how the world might change, and how your organisation will need to respond. This should include a review of your staffing structure and capa- HR MANAGEMENT & RECRUITMENT to hire pre Covid-19, but you’re now limited with finances, are there any roles that can be merged? Are there areas that you can multi/cross/upskill your employees to assist with future operational changes? Investing in your people at this time will be motivating for them and could see you come out the other end of this ‘temporary’ crisis in a better position than you entered. An optimum time to hire. If you are looking to hire new staff, over the next six months or more could be an optimum time to proceed with your search. Pre Covid-19 the demand for talent outstripped supply, and unemployment in Hamilton and Waikato was one of the lowest in New Zealand. In a matter of weeks, we’ve gone from a tight employment market, to one with more talent. For employers looking to secure business-critical talent right now, this is an obvious advantage. Explore your hiring options. There is of course still a lot of uncertainty in the employment Carmel Strange market. If you are not in a position to take on a full-time permanent employee at this time, then there are other options to consider. Temporary employment, fixedterm employment, and contractors are all options that could be explored as a solution to suit your more immediate operational needs If you’re looking to hire or would like to discuss your current staffing structure, do get in touch with our team. As we navigate these uneasy times, we’re focused on providing support and guidance to help you find the best solution for you and your business. Carmel Strange is Asset Recruitment’s Manager and Temporary Recruitment Specialist. Asset Recruitment is Waikato’s leading recruitment company for temporary, permanent, executive and industrial recruitment. Here at NEXTMOVE Recruitment we live and breathe recruitment – it’s what we love and why we work so hard to achieve the very best results. We are specialists in Administration, Office Support and Information Technology recruitment. We know recruitment and we know people; we have a solid understanding of how technical competence, personality match and culture fit impacts your organisation. Our experience spans a broad range of industries and roles, resulting in tailored permanent and temporary recruitment staff solutions within the Administration and IT sectors. We work around your needs not ours, offering full end-to-end recruitment or a service uniquely suited to your organisation. You won’t be a square peg put into a round hole. Whatever you choose, rest assured, you’ll be in good hands! Temporary staff service Temporary staff are a fantastic way to cover both expected and unplanned leave such as annual or sick leave. It’s also a great option for your busy periods meaning your commitments are met and your permanent staff get the help they need! Permanent staff service We will work alongside you, meeting your recruitment requirements offering our full recruitment service or a more individualised recruitment service. For more information contact us today! 07 9811384 | info@nextmoverecruitment.co.nz | www.nextmoverecruitment.co.nz
CONFERENCE & EVENTS WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS May/June 2020 19 MIGHTY WELCOME BACK “The Mighty Waikato is ready and already welcoming business events clients back to the region”, says Business Events Manager with Hamilton & Waikato Tourism, Amanda Graham. “Our business events family have been busy acquainting ourselves with the guidelines and protocols, and making sure that people can meet safely, when they are ready to start meeting again,” says Graham. Whether it’s a small 12 person meeting next month or a conference in 2021 we encourage organisers to support local and meet in the Waikato. Business events contribute significantly to our local economy and create indirect disbursement and impact positively on the social, cultural and environmental aspects of the region. H3 Business Development Manager Melissa Williams acknowledges that a lot has changed for the industry and she is proud of the way the Claudelands team has adapted how they think and operate. “It is a whole new world for everyone, but it has been great to see our team tackle this with an open mind and positive attitude,” says Williams. In preparation for a return to business, the Claudelands team has rigorously tested the delegate experience and has come up with easy, cost-effec- tive, out-of-the-box options for clients to meet again safely, and with confidence. This includes a selection of room configurations that ensure the required spacing between attendees and unobstructed flow-through and between spaces, a new menu range designed by catering partner Montana Food and Events, and audio-visual packages developed alongside AV specialists Vidcom to provide clients with online video-conferencing capabilities. Claudelands is also putting in place tools for easy and robust contact tracing for all people on site. “We know event organisers will be feeling extra pressure to ensure they’ve covered all bases when it comes to health and safety requirements at their events, so these packages and options are designed to take some of that stress away,” says Williams. “The scale of Claudelands allows us to confidently host multiple events on site at once without any crossover in key areas like carparks, entrances and bathrooms, while surrounding greenspace means we have the luxury of wide, open spaces and seamless flow from meeting spaces through to outdoor areas which is so valuable at a time like this.” In response to COVID-19 Claudelands has also increased the frequency and intensity of venue and equipment cleaning, has added extra hand sanitiser and tissue stations throughout the venue and is displaying Ministry of Health and venue-specific messaging to Melissa Williams remind everyone who comes on site of the importance of personal health and hygiene. Ammie Hardie, Sales and Marketing Manager for Novotel and Ibis Tainui in Hamilton, is excited to announce that “40 new executive rooms at the Novotel Tainui Hamilton will be blessed by Tainui on Friday 29 May, and will be open for business the following week”, says Hardie. The addition of the new executive rooms, which are inspired by the Waikato River, takes the Novotel’s number of rooms up to 217. Following the move to Level 2, Hardie says that the Novotel has already experienced a steady increase in business levels, and says she is welcoming some small business meetings back in their conference rooms next week. “We have revamped our conference offering and room capacity numbers to accommodate the Government and Accor guidelines”. The restaurant on Alma has reopened and has experienced good bookings from in house guests and walk in diners. Our sister Hotel Ibis Tainui is also open for business and welcoming guests. The talented gardening, landscaping and maintenance teams have been hard at work to ensure the Movie Set is just as stunning and picturesque as ever and have been working on additional measures to keep staff and visitors safe during their adventure. Shayne Forrest, General Manager Sales and Marketing says Hobbiton’s reopening is looking encouraging, “over the past 2 weeks we have seen a steady increase of bookings from kiwis. There has never been an opportunity like this before for New Zealanders to have the world-class attractions in their backyard all to themselves, it’s really heartening so see kiwis getting out there and making the most of it.” Tours will be running daily from 30 May with reduced departure times and group sizes. Forward bookings for meetings, conferences and events are welcome. For the first time in its history, Fieldays will be delivered as an online event in 2020. Following the Covid-19 crisis and event restrictions, the New Zealand National Fieldays Society made the decision to reimagine the traditional aspects of the physical event digitally. The virtual experience promises to offer an entirely new spin on the event whilst retaining all its treasured parts. The Society has partnered with Trade Me to power online sales and help with marketing and Satellite Media to deliver the online event experience. “We understand the economic ramifications would be extensive if Fieldays was cancelled entirely hence why we’ve decided it’s a chance to be innovative in this time of global uncertainty. We’ll still be delivering a world class event on the world stage – albeit a digital version,” Society CEO Peter Nation says. “We know the physical event and all it entails is incomparable for both visitors and exhibitors. Despite the restrictions, the Society recognises more than ever the importance of providing an alternative for the annual pilgrimage that is Fieldays, until the return to Mystery Creek.” Fieldays is attended by approximately 130,000 people every year. The Southern Hemisphere’s largest agrievent generates approximately $180M for the local economy, while on a national level it provides over $500M. It’s not the end of the tangible event by a long shot. For now, we’re determined to see the situation as an opportunity to do good business and inject some muchneeded cash into the economy “It’s not the end of the tangible event by a long shot. For now, we’re determined to see the situation as an opportunity to do good business and inject some much-needed cash into the economy, especially within the recovery phase of the Covid-19 response. This is our way of seeing New Zealand through.” To find out more about hosting a Mighty Meeting in Hamilton & the Waikato region, contact Business Events Waikato. The team are the local meeting experts and can help you make the right connections. Business Events Waikato offers a free service to discuss options to suit your event, check availability, and obtain quotes. Business Events Waikato, Hamilton & Waikato Tourism W. meetwaikato.com E: businessevents@waikatonz. com P: 07 843 0056 The team at Business Events Waikato is here to help If you are thinking about organising your next meeting or conference, meet in the Mighty Waikato. Business Events Waikato offers free advice to assist with planning and making the right connections. The team is here to help you meet safely, we know the guidelines and protocols. Our people and venues are ready to welcome you. Contact us for free expert advice. P: 07 843 0056 E: businessevents@waikatonz.com www.meetwaikato.com
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