People & Kapability

People & Kapability is an SME HR Support consultancy based on the Gold Coast, serving small and medium businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

• Led by director Kim Arnel, who has 20 years of experience across human resources, employee relations and health and safety, having worked in ecommerce, skin care, software, professional services, laboratory, heavy industry, mining and construction sectors.
• Supports small to medium businesses to establish HR functions and get started and growing, while also providing larger companies with specialist support for HR projects and initiatives.
• Delivers practical advice on Fair Work Act changes, including the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act 2022 and the Respect at Work Act 2022, covering policy review, risk assessment and training on positive duty obligations.
• Has worked on performance and development management systems, talent management and succession planning, remuneration and reward strategies, and enterprise agreement negotiations.

Best for: a Gold Coast or Australian small to medium business needing outsourced HR support to establish compliant people and culture practices without an internal HR team.

People & Kapability offers Generalist HR Consulting for Australian employers, covering the breadth of day to day people and culture needs.

• Advises on workplace policies, grievance handling frameworks and complaints processes, including updates aligned with the Respect at Work Act 2022 positive duty requirements.
• Provides guidance on major legislative change, such as the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act 2022 affecting bargaining, job security and gender equality obligations.
• Draws on experience across change management initiatives including mergers and acquisitions, diversity initiatives and industrial relations matters.

Best for: a business owner or manager needing ongoing, broad based HR advisory support across compliance, policy and workplace culture.