
In today’s uncertain economic climate, architecture practices face significant challenges in balancing projects, people and pipeline. Join the ACA and Senior HR Advisor Bee Singh from Catalina Consultants on Wednesday 19 March for an informative webinar designed to help architecture leaders navigate these complexities with confidence.
This session will provide practical advice on hiring strategies, managing redundancies, exploring alternative solutions, and sustaining a motivated workforce in times of uncertainty. Reserve your spot to gain valuable insights and actionable strategies to sustain architecture practices and teams during uncertainty. Book now!
Key topics to be addressed include –
Hiring in uncertain times
- The risks and rewards of hiring during uncertainty.
- The options if you need to hire.
- Talent pooling and building a pipeline of potential hires.
- Managing Redundancies
How to plan and execute fair and transparent redundancy processes
- Understanding legal obligations, including consultation and entitlements.
- Outplacement services and supporting departing employees.
Alternative options
- Practical solutions: hiring freezes, voluntary separation, reduced hours, and salary freezes.
- Restructuring for efficiency
- Flexible arrangements to reduce costs.
- What is the process and how do you navigate these conversations?
Communication & Sustainability
- Conducting open communication during uncertain times.
- HR policies to support alternative workforce arrangements.
- Strategies for managing resources and maintaining employee morale and engagement.
OUR SPEAKER
Bee Singh is a Senior HR Advisor at Catalina Consultants, Bee brings over 14 years of industry experience. She comes with a background in HR and business strategy, having worked with companies across Australia and internationally – from start-ups to larger businesses. Bee finds nothing more encouraging than influencing organisations to do better by leading her clients through the right people processes and providing advice and solutions to develop the strategic direction of the business. With a business and HR degree, Bee has spent the last five years consulting and understands the true impact great HR initiatives and plans can have for any business.
WHERE & WHEN
Live online. Recording available.
1pm AEDT Wednesday 19 March 2025
(WA 10–11am, NT 11.30am–12.30pm, Qld 12–1pm, SA 12.30–1.30pm, ACT, NSW, Tas & Vic 1–2pm)
COST
Members $30 incl GST
Non-members $60 incl GST
*One ticket per person.
CPD
Completion of this 1 hour webinar and submission of the self-checked assessment task will deliver 1 formal CPD point.
Learning outcomes – Completion of the webinar to improve understanding of legislative requirements and HR strategies around people management in uncertain times and considerations for hiring and redundancies.
Units of Competency and Performance Criteria – Practice Management & Professional Conduct – PC2, PC4.
APBSA & ABWA Core Area – Practice Management
The webinar will include time for Q&A and a CPD assessment task. Certificates will be provided following participation in the full webinar and online submission of answers to CPD questions.
CONTACT
For any questions, please contact Katherine Ygosse webinars@aca.org.au.