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Employers need to plan ahead now or risk losing key employees in 2011, with employees embracing the “new year, new career” resolution.

It’s Christmas time and there is a real need to keep your business’ reputation and brand intact during this festive period of cheer and merriment.

The number of people experiencing a work-related injury or illness has declined by almost 20 percent in 2009-10, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Flight Centre is asking job seekers to submit LinkedIn, Blog and Twitter details – rather than traditional resumes/CVs when applying for jobs, despite a survey out today revealing 60 percent of job seekers don’t use social media to find employment.

Lisa Berton, a Partner in Kemp Strang’s Employment Law practice, says several legal cases in recent months have dealt with social media in the workplace, however the definition of acceptable conduct is still blurred. She offers five tips to avoid a law suit over social media use by employees.

Aussies might be social media savvy in their personal lives, but 60 percent of professionals surveyed don’t use social media to find employment.

Job ads rose for the seventh consecutive month in November and are now 33.2 percent higher than the same time last year, with competition for skilled labour now becoming a serious issue for Australian businesses.

Do you remember the last time you delivered a great meeting presentation – nods of agreement, laughter at the right points, no one yawned – only to fumble during the question and answer session?

Small business tends to be reactionary rather than proactive in their staff hiring decisions, with skills shortages expected to increase into 2011, here are three top tips to get on top of the recruitment process for next year.

The estimated cost of replacing staff is the equivalent of that person’s annual salary, so retention of the best people is going to be vital in 2011.

70% of employees are operating on auto-pilot and should be exposed to regular ‘positive’ stress at work, claims workplace management expert Tony Wilson.

National Australia Bank has reportedly resolved the bank’s problems processing customer payments and transactions from last week, with payments that both business and personal banking customers were waiting for from last week reportedly appearing in bank accounts this morning.

74 percent of Gen-X employees are willing to spend their own money on upgrading their skills, instead of waiting for employers to provide training, compared to 72 percent of Gen-Y employees and 68 percent of Baby Boomers.

Employers can fire employees for Facebook posts or other social media comments outside of work hours, but doing so may be costly if they don’t follow basic workplace laws and procedures.

Movember is shown to be an important initiative with a recent survey of 300 male and female senior executives and business leaders showing a need for greater investment into depression and mental health services for men in Australian workplaces.

Did you know that if you don’t manage your superannuation properly now, you could end up living below the poverty line later in life?

If you are one of the lucky small business owners out there who can afford to holiday around Christmas time, there is a 97 percent chance you will be going online to check email and stay in touch with your business while on away from the office according to a new survey.

Safety is the number one occupational health, safety (OHS) and risk issue facing Australian organisations as they head into 2011 according to a survey of OHS professionals attending The Sydney Safety Show last month.

The Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, which came into effect on 1 October 2010, sees the Federal Government provide tax payer-funded paid parental leave. However, in the majority of cases employers will be required to physically distribute payment to their eligible employees, from 1 July 2011.

One in two Australians are likely to either change their career or look to professional training in 2011 according to a new study released today by Upskilled.