Navigating uncertainty in practice

18 February 2025

In an uncertain economic climate, architecture practices face significant challenges in balancing projects, people and pipeline. Watch this ACA webinar with Senior HR Advisor Bee Singh from Catalina Consultants for an informative session designed to help architecture leaders navigate these complexities with confidence.

This session provides practical advice on hiring strategies, managing redundancies, exploring alternative solutions, and sustaining a motivated workforce in times of uncertainty. View this webinar on demand to gain valuable insights and actionable strategies to sustain architecture practices and teams during uncertainty.

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Key topics 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.

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.

COST & BOOKING

Members $30 incl GST
Non-members $60 incl GST
*One ticket per person.

Book your tickets below or go direct to the booking site.

For any questions, please contact Katherine Ygosse at webinars@aca.org.au.

CPD

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.

AACA Unit of Competency and Performance Criteria: Practice Management and Professional Conduct – PC2, PC4.

APBSA & ABWA Core Area – Practice Management

Links will be provided for recording access and CPD questions. Please complete questions after viewing the webinar in its entirety. Certificates will be provided following online submission of answers to questions. Please keep your receipt, completed questions and certificate for your CPD records.