Guillermo Troncoso

Microsoft Corp. has today announced plans to deliver Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online from Australian datacenters by the end of March 2015.

More Australian businesses are planning to hire in the coming year, according to this quarter’s Hudson Report: Employment Trends.

The next quarter will see more Australian businesses actively acquiring assets, according to the latest Alleasing Equipment Demand Index.

More Australians believe that volunteering will benefit their CVs, according to research by global online marketplace SEEK.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released a guide to help customers deal with debt collectors and creditors.

“46 per cent of Australians are actually functionally illiterate. This is a really big deal. Some estimates have revealed it costs around $US18 billion. We’re talking about figures that would make a significant dent in any budget deficit here.”

While over half of CEOs have a positive outlook for the coming year, the research highlighted two barriers that will affect Australian business in 2015.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has today released the final Retail Trade figures before Christmas, revealing a 0.4 per cent rise in retail turnover during the month of October.

Only 12 per cent of Australian employers name employee benefits as an important strategy in keeping employees and competing for valued staff.

An Australian on-demand delivery and courier service named Swift has officially announced its launch, establishing itself as a company to look out for in the country’s delivery and courier sector.