EMA Connect Tauranga (August 2025): Recruitment and Onboarding Workshop

Our interactive Connect breakfast workshops for HR professionals, small business owners and people leaders are back, this time building on the exploration of recruitment and onboarding in our Hire to Retire series.  

Recruitment and onboarding - a strategic approach to HR 

Join us in Tauranga for a workshop facilitated by experienced EMA employment relations and HR consultant Chris Longman. Through this session you'll hear perspectives on all aspects of this important signpost on the employee lifecycle - what works, what doesn't, and what you can apply to your own processes. You'll walk away with practical ideas and inspiration on topics including:

• Getting it right from the start - recruitment as a legal risk zone
• Hiring with intention, not impulse - it's more than a swipe right
• Bringing onboarding to life - evolving past the check-box welcome pack
• Red flags and rescue plans for when a new hire isn't working out
• From transactional to strategic - building long-term capability

Chris will bring his years of employment relations and HR experience along with real-world stories and examples to learn from alongside your peers. These popular breakfast events are also an ideal time to network and create opportunities within your local business community. There will be plenty of Q&A time throughout the session, so register now - and bring your questions.

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