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Free HR Health Check

Not 100% sure your HR would stand up to scrutiny?
Find out for free, in a few minutes.

Our free HR Health Check shows you exactly where your business is solid and where a small fix now could save you a lot of money, stress and sleepless nights later.

Start my free HR Health Check
About 5 minutes • No cost • No obligation • No hard sell

Sound familiar?

Running a business is hard enough without lying awake over the people stuff. If any of this rings true, you're in exactly the right place.

  • You keep meaning to sort your employment agreements, but something more urgent always jumps the queue.
  • You lie awake wondering what would happen if a good employee suddenly became a problem.
  • You have a nagging feeling something is not quite right, you are just not sure what.
  • You know "she'll be right" is not really a plan, but you do not know where to start.

You do not need to have it all figured out. That is the whole point of the health check.

Why it is worth five minutes

Here is the thing about HR: it is fine, right up until it is not. Employment law applies to every New Zealand business from the very first hire, and the gaps that seem harmless today are the ones that get expensive at the worst possible moment.

  • A missing or out-of-date employment agreement can cost you trial periods, restraints of trade and your footing if a dispute arises.
  • Handle a performance issue or dismissal without a sound process, even with good reason, and a personal grievance can run into tens of thousands of dollars.
  • The Holidays Act trips up careful employers every day. Incorrect holiday pay can mean back-pay across your entire team, often stretching back years.
  • Under health and safety law, business owners and directors can be held personally liable.
  • Employing someone without confirming their right to work, or storing records poorly, risks fines and a privacy breach.

None of this is meant to scare you. It is meant to show you why a quick check now beats a nasty surprise later.

What you get out of it

In return for a few minutes, you walk away with real clarity, not a sales pitch.

  • A clear, plain-English picture of where your HR stands. No jargon, no lectures.
  • The specific areas worth a closer look, so you know exactly what to tackle first.
  • Peace of mind, whether the answer is "you are in good shape" or "here is what to fix".
  • The option of a free, no-obligation chat to talk it through with a real HR expert.
  • Absolutely no cost, and no pushy follow-up. Just genuinely useful information.

How it works

Three simple steps, and you can stop at any point.

1

Answer a few questions

About your team, your paperwork and your processes. Around five minutes, no prep needed.

2

See where you stand

We show you the areas you have covered and the ones that need a closer look.

3

Talk it through (optional)

Book a free 20-minute video call and we will explain what it means for your business.

What we check

Six everyday areas where good employers most often have a gap.

Employment agreements & onboardingWorkplace policiesPerformance & conductHealth & safetyWages, holidays & recordsRight to work & records

No catch. Here is our promise.

Completely confidential. Your information is treated in the strictest confidence and never shared without your express authorisation.
Genuinely free. No credit card, no fine print. The check costs you nothing.
Built for New Zealand. Based on current NZ employment law, by a Hamilton team supporting businesses nationwide.
No hard sell. Real advice from people who actually do the work, not an advice line reading from a script.

Stop putting it off. Find out where you really stand.

Start my free HR Health Check
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Real support for NZ businesses

HR, Health & Safety, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Coaching, Digital and more — practical help from genuine people who actually do the work. Based in Hamilton, Waikato, supporting businesses nationwide.

Contact us

   info@pivotalpeople.co.nz
   0800 PIVOTAL (0800 748 6825)
   Level 1, Panama Suites, 18 London Street, Hamilton 3204

Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30 - 5pm