24 NZB JUNE 2018
{ FEATURE } HUMAN RESOURCES
“But if the basics aren’t right all these fancy initiatives can
seem a bit cynical and staff may see them as a thin veneer
over a broken culture,” he says.
Nothing welcomes a new person to an organisation like
getting it together, he adds. “To have a decent employment
agreement issued before they start, with a solid induction
plan that invites them into your organisation.
“Paying people correctly and on time; establishing
objectives at the start of a year, not halfway through; treating
people with respect; building a company culture where actual
behaviours align to stated values. “Getting these things right
may mean you never need to invest in a slide, but if
you do it will be for the right reasons.”
Jonathan Rice, director of Joyn.co.nz (see
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RECRUITMENTJOYN.CO.NZwasbornoutofatraditional
recruitmentagency,andlastyearmorphedinto
arangeoftechnologytoolsbasedaroundthe
existing human HR expertise already in place.
It makes consultants even more efficient and
givesclientsgreatercontrol,transparencyandcost
savings, says Joyn director Jonathan Rice.
Joyn’s unique offering delivers better capability,
adds Rice. Eighty consultants nationwide provide
expertrecruitmentorHRsupportforbusinesses
inmostsectors.“Onceweunderstandaclient’s
businessandrequirementswematchthemupto
thebest-suitedconsultant,who’llthenpartnerwith
them going forward.”
Rice says they can typically deliver successful
projectoutcomesforlessthanhalftheamount
chargedbytraditional,generalistrecruitment
agencies.
“It’samoreethicalapproach,”hesays.“Our
consultantsarenotfee-drivenorworkingon
commission with sales targets like in many
agencies,theyfocuspurelyondeliveringthebest
qualityoutcomespossibleonanhourlyrate.”
There’snofee-per-hire,heexplains,soifyour
consultantfindsmultiplecandidatesforanSMBto
hire,youonlypayfortheirtime,notanextrafeefor
each hire.
“We’ve also developed our own proprietary
technologyenablingclientstologintoadashboard
togetsmartmetricsontheirproject’sprogress,
theamounttheyhavespentsofar,pastprojectdata
andhistoricalcost-per-hiredata.”
ClientJayGoodeyate-commercewebsiteOnce
ItsaysworkingwithJoynhasbeenoneofthemost
painless and fruitful recruitment experiences she’s
hadatOnceit.
“Ibelievethevalueandefficiencytheteamoffer
will massively disrupt the market."
Withtheglobalriseinthegigeconomy,the
access most people have to technology, and the
increasingdesireforpeopletofitworkaround
their lives rather than the other way around, more
andmorecompanieswillrealisethebenefitsand
cost savings of accessing professional services in
this way, says Rice.
“BeyondHRandrecruitmentthismodelwill
beincreasinglyadoptedbyothersectorssuchas
marketing, legal, accounting, sales and property
services too.”“Employees, especially
Gen Y and millennials,
don’t want to be micro-
managed. They want
autonomy, to know they
can contribute ideas,
be listened to and
treated like adults.”
- Jonathan Rice, Joyn.co.nz