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February 11, 2021

Are you candidate rich, or candidate poor? Recruiting in 2021 – Part 2

What happens when you’re overrun with high quality candidates for the role you're recruiting? While the temptation might be to assume you simply cannot make a bad decision (so why run the full suite of selection steps); in order boost confidence and likely long term success, testing is in fact critical to add as much information as you can to the decision making processes.

February 3, 2021

Recruiting in 2021: Are you candidate rich, or candidate poor?

Recruitment is back on the agenda in 2021. However 2020 has created two seemingly opposite, but deceptively similar scenarios: some are overrun with high quality candidates for their roles, while others are experiencing a talent drought. In part one of this blog series, we discuss what happens to the recruitment process if there’s a talent shortage & the importance of psychometric testing & a consistent selection process.

January 28, 2021

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Are your casuals regular & systematic? If so, they may have unfair dismissal rights!

Employers need to mindful that the requirement for casual employment to be regular and systematic does not require a regular pattern of engagement in relation to the number of days each week, days of the week and duration of shifts. It is the engagement that must be regular and systematic, and not the hours worked pursuant to the engagement.

December 16, 2020

Congratulations and a fond farewell to Sue Richards!

It's with a mixture of sadness & appreciation we announce long term Mapien Executive Assistant, Sue Richards is retiring. An extremely loyal and highly trusted member of the team for almost 17 years, Sue will be greatly missed. We wish her all the very best for the future. Thank you Sue!

December 11, 2020

IR Reform: Redefining and Redesigning

The Morrison Government proposed the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (Cth) (the ‘Bill’) in parliament this week. The Bill comes after the Minister of Industrial Relations, Christian Porter, conducted a review into Australia’s industrial relations system, with discussions in working groups comprising business groups, unions, and the government.

November 25, 2020

What are tests really telling you?

What do psychometric tests really tell us? We're breaking down the language, psychobabble and barriers to understanding, so you can ensure you have everything you need to know about your candidate or employee, giving you greater confidence.

October 20, 2020

Mapien staff announcement: Welcome Ashley Lynch!

At Mapien we know people make the biggest impact in an organisation and we're honoured to welcome Senior Consultant, Ashley Lynch back to our team.

October 20, 2020

Introducing the Mapien Radar

ANNOUNCEMENT: Our new psychometric assessment solution, The Mapien Radar, is scientifically designed to give you confidence in your hiring decisions by seeing the whole picture first and getting the best fit for your role.

October 19, 2020

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FWC says time fraud justifies dismissal

Many employers are giving greater attention to employees engaging in time fraud. In this case, the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of an employee who engaged in time fraud including associated private use of a work vehicle.

October 12, 2020

Mapien continues strategic growth with new alliance partnership

ANNOUNCEMENT: Mapien continues strategic growth with new alliance partnership. We are excited to announce the latest member to join the Mapien alliance with Dr Carlo Bellini bringing his international health, wellness, and innovation expertise to the partnership.

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