84% of Australian workers polled in a Newspoll survey believe that it is important to work for a company which has the environment as a top priority, but slightly less than half of those surveyed said they currently worked for an organization which has implemented environmental or sustainability policies. The results of the poll were […]
87% of people believe the government should offer incentives encouraging Aussie businesses to have staff work from home, according to a recent survey conducted by leading career building and networking site LinkMe.com.au The majority of fulltime workers (68%) drive to their office with 30.3% spending almost an hour getting to work. The effect is the […]
Girls may be the apple of their fathers’ eyes, but not when it comes to business. Research from Yellow (www.yellow.com.au) in the lead up to Father’s Day shows that there are only 10 businesses across Australia whose business name includes ‘and Daughter(s)’, compared to some 1,200 businesses across Australia that incorporate ‘and Sons’ into their business […]
Australia’s largest and most established active transport event, Ride to Work Day, goes national in 2007 on Wednesday 17 October. Ride to Work Day has been a popular event in most states and territories for a number of years, but this is the first time all Australians have celebrated riding to work on the one […]
A boost of more than 26 per cent in Australia-Korea air service capacity will see a marked increase in the number of tourists coming to Australia from our Korean market, Tourism Minister Fran Bailey, said today. Fran Bailey said the outcomes of the Australia-Korea air service negotiations were great news for Australian tourism, with Korea […]
With export opportunities broadening in Japan, now is a good time to consider sending a staff member over to establish a presence. "The Japanese Government has announced a policy direction to increase foreign investment from 2.8 percent to 10 percent by the year 2010," explains Michael Clifton, Austrade’s Osaka/Japan-based senior trade commissioner. "This in turn […]
Australian culinary delights are contributing to some of the latest cooking trends to come out of the Middle East. Award-winning executive chef for the JW Marriott Dubai, author, and creator of ‘new Arabian’ cuisine, Ingo Maass, is winning praise for his unique fusion of flavours that bridge Middle Eastern and Western tastes. And part of […]
While perceptions may be changing, Kylie Beaufoy says many businesses still fail to see the value of good marketing – Here she sets out to dispel some key misconceptions. Lord William Heskith Lever, the founder of Lever Bros once said, "Half my advertising is wasted, the problem is which half". In today’s deregulated marketing environment, […]
Effective cash flow management is an essential part of business success. Here are some key tips to getting it right. 1. Know the balance sheet inside out. This is an obvious, but often overlooked, necessity. Making a sale is not the end of the cash flow cycle. It is important to know when the cash […]
Brisbane has emerged as a magnet for office support workers after closing the salary gap on Sydney and Melbourne. The average starting wage for an office support worker in Brisbane is $40,100, reducing the gap between Sydney and Melbourne workers to just 16 percent, down from 23 percent last year. Brisbane competes favourably with Sydney […]
