20 May 2013
Paying over award does not ensure compliance Modern awards have covered most workplaces from 1 January 2010. A commonmisconception is that paying above award rates will automatically release anemployer from compliance with award obligations. Unfortunately... read full story
13 May 2013
Research continues to show that a happy and positive workplace increases productivity, reduces staff turnover and engenders employee flexibility. Basically happy workers are more likely to say yes to extra responsibilities, stay for longer, collaborate a... read full story
06 May 2013
Australia’s jobless rate has jumped to its highest level in over three yearsand analysts expect unemployment to rise further. According to the latestgovernment data published today, the unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in March, upfrom 5.4% in February. Thi... read full story
29 April 2013
The number of people working as independent contractors in Australia has dropped over the last two years, according to a report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is mainly due to fewer male contractors working in the job ma... read full story
22 April 2013
There are lots of personal reasons for working out and eating well, but there are also professional ones. A new study shows a strong link between fitness and productivity.Employees who are eating well and exercising three times a week have a higher job pe... read full story
15 April 2013
How psychometrics might improve health and safetyOrganisations should embrace the use of psychometric assessment to improve their health and safety cultures, according to practitioners in the field.“There’s plenty of research to show that there’s a huge c... read full story
08 April 2013
This week, Shaun Spearmon, describes how leaders can apply the lessons of parenting when pursuing large-scale change.Facilitating transformational change is easy when the desired outcome is crystal clear. Ever watched a baby learning to walk? The way a ba... read full story
01 April 2013
The good news is that for-hire truck tonnage was up in February and has now risen in four straight months for the first time in more than two years. The not-so-great news is that January tonnage wasn’t nearly as strong as initially thought.The American T... read full story
25 March 2013
Recruitment - Time consuming?So they have been saying for some time now the boom is over? Is it really over? Theamount of new candidates available on the market would certainly suggest so...However this influx is not necessarily a benefit to your business... read full story
18 March 2013
Full Federal Court upholds independent contractor decisionI was kindly forwarded recently a report by Kathy M. Dalton, SamJackson (February 1, 2013) on a Federal Court decision on the statusof "Independent Contractors" - it is a timely minder of this i... read full story