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A recent survey commissioned by NBN Co, the government-owned enterprise delivering the National Broadband Network (NBN), has revealed that one in ten Australians surveyed would work from home if they had faster broadband.
$10 billion a year: the amount Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan says age discrimination is costing the economy every year.
Changes to stamp out bullying in the workplace are being exploited by opportunistic employees with some frivolous cases costing businesses up to tens of thousands of dollars. Since the Fair Work Commission was granted jurisdiction to resolve bullying complaints in January, employees have been able to gain easier access to a range of workplace protections. […]
Did you know that annually, businesses typically spend an average of $1,900 to own, run and upgrade each PC in the office?
More Australian employers are looking to raise their staff numbers, with a report by global talent solutions company Hudson revealing intentions to hire are at an 18-month high.
One of Australia’s peak business groups has defended the creation of a more effective appeals mechanism at the Fair Work Commission after the Law Council warned against the controversial proposal. Kate Carnell, the head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing about 300,000 small businesses, said there was precedent for specialist appeals divisions […]
The list reads the same: sleepless nights, hairpin emotional trigger, eating or drinking too much (or not enough). The only difference, is that it’s your business partner.
Communication amongst colleagues is said to be the biggest issue with anytime-anywhere work, according to a new study released.
August saw the largest monthly employment increase in the 35 years that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has been generating records.
A recent report from professional social networking site LinkedIn, Talent Trends 2014, found a shocking 85 per cent of employees are either actively looking for another job or are open to speaking with a recruiter.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stood down its chief economist Burchell Wilson over tasteless Facebook posts, pending the outcome of an investigation.
The Fair Work Ombudsman will target supermarkets that underpay trolley workers who are already among the nation’s most vulnerable and exploited groups of workers.
Employment Minister Eric Abetz has acknowledged the government’s plan to force job seekers to apply for 40 jobs a month will impose a “real cost” on small businesses. Senator Abetz gave the strongest indication yet that the government will water down its widely criticised proposal which would also require job seekers under 30 to conduct […]
The number of apprentices in training has declined by 12.4 per cent in the 12 months to April 2014, new figures reveal.
Offshoring back office functions can help small businesses expand, improve customer service and free up cash for advertising and marketing campaigns. Increasingly small business owners have been taking advantage of cheaper wages in countries like India and the Philippines to offshore administrative and customer service functions. Scott Linden Jones, author and expert on global resourcing, […]
One of Australia’s business leaders has championed the fight against unemployment as a means to improve national health outcomes and called on business to play a leading role. Head of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kate Carnell, this week said there were significant health savings to be made by helping unemployed people into […]
Always slacking off. Not meeting deadlines. Producing low quality work. These are all triggers for you to have ‘that’ conversation – the one addressing poor performance. However it’s a conversation many fear immensely.
Despite people from Asian backgrounds being well represented in entry level and mid-level jobs – new stats show the staggering under-representation of Asians in leadership roles in Australian businesses.
When CR Digital’s General Manager Stuart Woods arrives at work in Sydney’s Crows Nest, he turns on his computer and says good morning to two-thirds of his staff.
Businesses that are uncertain about unpaid work and internship arrangements will be the focus of a new education campaign by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The FWO will seek to clarify the circumstances when businesses can legitimately make use of unpaid workers and interns following a number of recent case-studies in which workers were exploited. In […]
