About workchapters.
workchapters is a new hybrid legal/HR tech start-up (founded in Melbourne, Australia) focused on tech-enabled and people-powered employment law and HR solutions for Australian businesses and was born out of a collective vision to make employment relations and HR/people solutions truly accessible to businesses, all on the one easy-to-use platform.
workchapters was co-founded by Yvonne Schmaedeke and Kirsty Mastores in Spring 2021 and the business was established almost entirely virtually (whilst both working and homeschooling…in the middle of a global pandemic and endless lockdowns)! Yvonne and Kirsty are qualified Australian lawyers and collectively hold over 35 years of legal and HR/people experience, having worked across the European, Asia and Australian markets.
workchapters aims to provide a comprehensive suite of fixed price self-service, tech-enabled and people-fuelled solutions to suit a wide range of people matters businesses routinely face in Australia. Customers will be able to select the service line that best fits their business needs and their own individual employment law/HR capabilities and understanding. The ultimate goal is to enable the business to effectively navigate their way through everything from onboarding to offboarding... and the inevitable people challenges (or work ‘chapters’ as we like to refer to them) that flow at all stages.
workchapters Values.
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Accessibility
We are passionate about breaking down the perceived barriers to accessing employment law and HR solutions in the market through user-friendly and clear online service offerings, available at the click of a button.
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Simplicity over Complexity
We pride ourselves on using the simplest (plain English) language possible in everything we do, removing alienating complex and unnecessary legal jargon and HR lingo where possible.
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Human First
We believe technology should power our business but not fully replace the human-connection required to ensure we meet the needs of our customers day-to-day with sensitivity to the relevant emotional impact.
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360 Value
We strive for all parties to a transaction to feel value by ensuring clarity over pricing, timeframes and deliverables so you always know what’s included and what’s not.
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Flexibility
We are founded on flexibility, both in the way we work at a personal level and the solutions/service offerings for our customers, to provide the important ability of choice.