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HR advice for small business

Simple, Straightforward Support When You Need it

HR problems are often cited as the biggest obstacle to business growth! Knowing which award applies to your business, how to terminate an employee who’s not performing and understanding employment obligations takes time and energy. 

Not to mention the challenge of managing performance to get the best out of your team, or avoiding appearance at the Fair Work Commission for non compliance.

Small Business Specialists

HR Advice Online has packages for small businesses, associations, franchise groups, and business advisors.
Help is always just a phone call away.

Small Businesses

Grow and protect your business, while helping your people to perform at
their best.
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Associations & Franchise Groups

Deliver more value to members with industry-specific HR advice
and support.
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Professional Advisors

Add HR advice to your suite of services and help your clients realise the potential of their people.
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How we provide support

Our team of highly qualified HR Advisors provide support to cover all facets of your business – whether it is regular ongoing support or support for a specific project,

Our team have extensive experience across a diverse range of industries and are on hand to develop and implement large or complex systems with minimum fuss.

We service every industry and our team provide expertise across the following:

Real Estate
Healthcare
Professional Services
Community & Children's Services
Retail
Gardening & Landscaping
Manufacturing
Sport, Fitness & Registered Clubs

Why Choose Us?

We have every step of the employee life cycle covered.

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Help is just a phone call away. Talk to someone you trust, who knows you and your business by name.

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Act with confidence
Use us as a sounding board, so
you’re confident to make the
right decisions.
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Right-sized advice
Get practical HR advice that is grounded in the reality of running a small business.
About Us

How we are different?

Not all external HR providers are the same. 

We believe that our values and beliefs set us apart.

We believe every business has the right to succeed and we know that your people are the key to your success.

 Our approach is to provide the right support for your people to shine, enabling your business to thrive.

We support you by guiding you through your journey, offering personalised, simple and straightforward advice, support and solutions whenever you need it.

We provide expert HR support, advice, training, development, coaching for individuals, teams and organisations.

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Client Testimonials

HR Advice Online is trusted by businesses across Australia.

Kerrie at HR Advice Online provided excellent team training with Extended Disc. It was simple, easy to understand and was an amazing team building day! We learned about how the different behavioural styles work. Kerrie showed us how we identify the different styles and this has been pivotal in providing better communication and service to our various internal client groups. We now work so much better as a team!
Duncan PriceNational Manager,Talent Acquisition - Regis Aged Care Pty Ltd
Duncan Price
We teamed with HR Advice Online some 9 years ago Over the years we have received quality advice on a variety of HR matters, advice which has always being accurate and up to date HR Advice Online has given us enormous support in times when we’ve had no idea what to do next The online forms and guidance notes are priceless Thank you HR Advice Online’
Gary StrawDirector - Crystal Clear Ears
Gary Straw
We cannot speak highly enough of the help, advice and direction that we received from HR Advice Online. Having a quality HR Department and having them as part of that team is certainly a big part why we are very happy being part of the First National Team and will be for a good time to come.
Rene PompeDirector - First National Real Estate Golden Plains
Rene Pompe
Once again, HR Advice Online have assisted us with our HR enquiry. They are always helpful, professional and able to assist us with any issues we have.
Janine ThorpManager - First National Charles L. King
Janine Thorp
If I am ever in doubt regarding payroll or HR issues, I always send an email off to HR Advice Online team. I find them to be efficient and helpful with any concerns. Having them gives me peace of mind. I highly recommend that you reach out to the HR Advice Online team to support you and your business.
Cheryl CarltonGeneral Manager - First National Westwood
Cheryl Carlton
The HR Advice Online Consultants are very responsive to our queries. We appreciate them following up on additional information and coming back to us promptly.
Lisa JonesCEO - Ardoch Youth Foundation
Lisa Jones
We contacted HR Advise Online regarding an employee query. As always, they were onto it. They had a satisfactory answer back to us the same afternoon. What a great service for employers to use, we will be continuing to use them in the future. Very professional and great service.
Denis PeuckerGeneral Manager - Townshend Homes (Vic) Pty Ltd
Denis Peucker
I really appreciate that the feedback from HR Advice Online was easy to understand and made perfect sense for the situation I was asking about. It was also reassuring to know what the correct HR process was.
Keturah JonesCEO
Keturah Jones
Kerrie at HR Advice Online completed an Extended DISC workshop with our team at Cyber Safety Project. The workshop was insightful and enjoyed by our entire team. The conversations to follow were rich and reflective.
Trent RayCo-founder & Lead Educator - Cyber Safety Project
Trent Ray
Following suggestions and reviews for a position description which we created, we have a received amazing engagement from applicants, meaning we were able to interview and offer the job quickly.
Kim BattoFirst National Head Office
Kim Batto
We recently had the pleasure of engaging with HR Advice Online for my company's human resources needs, and I must say that the experience was nothing short of exceptional. HR Advice Online made managing our HR a breeze! Their team is super knowledgeable and always there to help. Quick communication and a user-friendly platform made everything easy. If you need hassle-free HR, they're the go-to. Highly recommend!
Zoey JohnsonGeneral Manager - First National Hollett & Lawrance
Zoey Johnson
Teresa is an expert for all my HR enquiries and explains everything thoroughly. She always gets back to me with my urgent enquiries in a timely manner which I do appreciate as I am very time poor.
Monika StenbergOffice Manager - First National O'Donoghues
Monika Stenberg

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Navigating a difficult conversation

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Right to Disconnect

The Right to Disconnect and Award Terms

The Right to Disconnect and Award Terms All modern awards now contain an Employee right to disconnect term. These terms apply to all employees covered by the Fair Work Act 2009. The terms are with effect from 26 August 2024 for non-small business employers and from 26 August 2025 for small business employers. These changes...

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