Employing workers is a risk but you can do something about ensuring your risks are minimised.

This Checklist should be used as a guide to assess your human resource management and industrial relations risks. It is intended to assist you identify your ‘risk profile’ and ‘potential exposures’ and with identification to take appropriate action to minimise these potential risks and exposures

Please answer following question honestly by drawing a circle around or shading in column. If you can only answer part of question in affirmative, then you should select ‘No’ eg in Q1 if you have employment contracts for your employees and not for your management team then select ‘No’.

1.I have up to date employment contracts for all employees and managementYesNo

2.I induct all employees into workplace using a documented processYesNo

3.I have fully documented human resources procedures and policies in placeYesNo

OODA stands for Observation, Orientation, Decision and Action. This is a basic pattern for how we make tactical decisions. Col. Boyd is credited with coining this term, originating and promoting concept which has become a strategic centerpiece for multiple military campaigns.

Many acknowledge that OODA loop concept is just as powerful in business as it is in military. But it is just as powerful and simplistic a tool for an individual as it is for these larger venues. Particularly when it comes to decreasing downtime of employees…particularly revenue producing employees.