Veterinary Voices

This week we look at some of the mental stresses that your favourite veterinary professionals are under so you can get a better understanding of what it’s like to walk a few kms in their shoes. This episode touches on some painful issues - like suicide. [You don’t have to listen to those facts if you don’t want to.  I’ll let you know before we get to those so you can stop listening at that point.]...

The first of a multi-part series looking at the dire veterinarian shortage New Zealand faces. This shortage impacts the humans doing the caregiving - the veterinarians, their colleagues and families, the animals and the animals' owners. New Zealand is home to approximately 4.35 million companion animals - almost as many pets as there are humans! In this series you and Julie will catch up with...

If your clinic is open 6 or 7 days a week, then this episode is for you because calculating public holidays isn’t as straight forward for 6 and 7-day clinics as it is for Monday-Friday clinics. We’ve got four days of statutory holidays coming up:  Christmas Day + Boxing Day and then one week later, New Year’s Day + the Day After New Year’s Day. In this episode I’ll tell you how to calculate the up...

9 ways to get "Hire Ready" in 2021 by starting today Today we’re going to look at how you can get hire ready in 2021. This episode is for you if:  1.       you think it’s about time you had a pay rise and you’re planning on asking for one; or 2.       you think it’s about time you changed employers – it doesn’t matter why – what’s important is the thought is going through your mind; or 3...

Are you wondering if locuming’s for you?  If you’re thinking of chucking in your day job to pick up the Instagram-glamorous lifestyle of the footloose and fancy free, high rolling life of the locum, then this episode is for you! Here are 11 considerations I recommend you take into account before you rush to hand in your resignation: #1 – unpredictability  #2 – admin #3 – follow up and follow throu...

Why do locums earn more? This is the third of a three part series about locuming – whether it’s for you or not – things to consider.   This week we’re going to look at why it appears locums earn more per hour than employees doing the same job inside a clinic. This episode is for you if you’re about to start out as a locum or you’re employed at a clinic and maybe feeling a little resentful because...

This is the first in a 3-part series about veterinary locums – either working as one or hiring one in your clinic.    This episode is purpose built if you're a veterinary professional who's already a locum (or thinking about becoming a locum) and to veterinary clinics that hire locums.    Employees and independent self-employed contractors each have different legal rights. It’s important...