Tips for onboarding employees who are working from home We all understand that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to Australian businesses has been unparalleled. Government restrictions implemented to slow the spread of this infectious disease have resulted in changes…
5 ways for your business to be HR ready for Christmas As always, Christmas is creeping up on us fast. Before you know it, you have a long list of urgent matters to deal with before the end of the…
Creating High Performance 21st Century Teams There has recently been a shift in the workforce with Millennials (born 1980-1994) being the largest demographic of the four generations (Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z). The workforce is diverse and complex,…
What did we learn? In July, some of our team attended the 2019 HR Summitt in Melbourne with a wide range of exhibitors and presenters, including Australia Post, Accor Hotels, Spotify, The Workplace Lawyers, Gold Coast Health and Reward Gateway…
Why are so many of us lonely at work? Are you lonesome… at work? We are in an age of growing technology, transactional work, global operations, a younger workforce (Millennials and Gen Y) and a shift to flexible and remote…
Successfully managing workforce expansion in your small business Many new startups are one person, beginning when a specialised individual decides to convert their previously employed skills into a business. Over time, they grow to the point that they are no…
Are you at risk when paying employees a ‘flat rate’? Individual Director fined for underpayment of wages In a recent case in NSW, a company director was fined $39,000 for the underpayment of wages under the FairWork Act. The company…
The ‘Barnaby effect’ or How to manage an office romance A week before the Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce, hit the headlines for having an affair with an employee, one of my HR clients asked me how to manage an…
Minimum wage increase 2020. What does it mean for you? Posted on: Jun 20th, 2020
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