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Publisher:

North Shore Community and Social Services Inc

Title 1:

Being a Good Employer

Details

Discusses many matters from employers' legal requirements to conflict resolution and more.

Date:

2000

Pages

11

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with a set of 6 employment resources ($65), hardcopy ($15).

Title 2:

Conflict Management

Date:

1999

Pages

10

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with a set of 7 resources on organisational issues ($80), hardcopy ($15).

Title 3:

Employment Agreements

Details

A guide to employment agreements and problem solving including changes up to July 2005.

Date:

2005

Pages

19

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with a set of 6 employment resources ($65), hardcopy ($15).

Title 4:

Performance Appraisals

Details

Suggests ways to develop user-friendly performance appraisals etc.

Date:

2005

Pages

12

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with a set of 6 employment resources ($65), hardcopy ($15).

Title 5:

Stress Management and 10 Commandments for Reducing Stress

Date:

1999

Pages

11

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with a set of 6 employment resources ($65), hardcopy ($15).

Title 6:

Volunteer Management

Details

Fact sheets on recruiting, training and managing volunteers and more.

Date:

2001

Pages

A set of 4-page fact sheets

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with "Volunteers — how to recruit them" ($35), hardcopy ($30).

Title 7:

Supervision Myths and Facts

Details

Discusses the benefits and different forms of supervision.

Date:

1995

Pages

28

Format/Cost

CD-Rom with a set of 6 employment resources ($65), hardcopy ($15).

Publisher:

WorkInfo, Department of Labour

Title 1:

Are you ready? Voluntary work and workplace health & safety

Details

A brochure for non-profit organisations covering duties of employers and managers of volunteers and how to meet these obligations

Date:

2003

Pages

8

Format/Cost

Free online from www.workinfo.govt.nz.

Title 2:

Employment and Health and Safety Fact Sheets

Details

A large range of fact sheets including volunteers on marae, and stress etc.

Date:

Various

Pages

Series of 3-page fact sheets

Format/Cost

Free online from www.workinfo.govt.nz.

Publisher:

Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) Central

Title:

Employer Guides

Details

Plain English guides covering a wide range of topics from hiring staff and terminating employment through to Privacy Act 1993.

Date:

Various

Pages

Various

Format/Cost

Free online for members from www.emacentral.org.nz. For non-members guides cost $18 (plus GST) each or $144 (plus GST) for the whole kit.

Publisher:

New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations

Title:

Managing Volunteers

Details

Covers a wide range of topics from job descriptions to legal considerations.

Date:

Revised 2001

Pages

92

Format/Cost

Hardcopy — $13.50 for members or $16.50 for non-members.

Publisher:

The Supervision Directory

Title:

Supervision in the Voluntary Sector: An overview of what it is and how to make it happen

Date:

2005

Pages

33

Format/Cost

Free online from www.supervisioninfo.org.nz.

Publisher:

Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC)

Title:

People Management

Details

A practical guide written for the sport and recreation sector (but with broader application) covering a wide range of topics from recruitment to disciplinary procedures and termination. It contains a number of useful templates.

Pages

181

Format/Cost

Free online from www.sparc.org.nz.

Publisher:

Office of the Community & Voluntary Sector and New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations

Title:

Keeping it Legal E Ai Ki Te Ture

Details

A kit consisting of 4 brochures and 18 fact sheets, intended to help voluntary organisations comply with their legal obligations.

Format/Cost

Free online from www.keepingitlegal.net.nz/updates.

Publisher:

Department of Labour (Employment Relations Service)

Title 1:

How to Hire Guide for Employers

Details

A resource designed to provide employers with information on good practice when recruiting and hiring employees.

Date:

June 2005

Pages

31

Format/Cost

Free online from www.ers.dol.govt.nz or call the Department of Labour Employment Relations infoline on free phone 0800 800 863 for a hard copy.

Title 2:

Hiring New Employees in the Employment Relations Act Environment

Details

A handbook covering a range of topics relating to hiring employees.

Date:

June 2004

Pages

37

Format/Cost

Free online from www.ers.dol.govt.nz or call the Department of Labour Employment Relations infoline on free phone 0800 800 863 for a hard copy.

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