News

A new survey has found that bullying is rife in Australian workplaces, with half of the respondents saying they had witnessed the behaviour, while 25 percent has experienced bullying themselves.

I’m delighted to announce that we have appointed Red PR as the winning agency in our Small Agency, Big Ideas? competition.

US food giant Kraft Foods $19.6 billion bid for rival company Cadbury has been rejected by the British confectionary powerhouse.

The latest Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Business Expectations Survey for the December 09 quarter has revealed businesses are expecting a boost in sales in the coming months and are confidently planning a significant re-stocking of inventories.

The Australian job market is showing signs of improvement, with new figures revealing an increase in the number of advertised jobs.

The financial crisis has been blamed for women delaying having children as they fret about job security and the cost of raising children in an unstable economy.

An increasing number of SMEs are turning to debtor finance to solve their cash flow woes in the downturn, new data has revealed.

In an effort to protect jobs for local workers, the Federal Government has announced that foreign guest workers will now be paid market rates.

Financial institution Bankwest has revealed the top 20 job hot spots across the country, using data supplied by the ABS.

Virgin Blue has taken to Twitter to promote the airline’s services, using the social networking site as a launch pad for fare wars.

International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the global economy is at risk if policy makers withdraw stimulus measures from their economies too soon.

The ACT Government is inviting small businesses to attend an open forum to discuss their thoughts on doing business in the ACT.

It seems there is an Apple iPhone app for just about anything. A new application for iPhone has been developed to allow users to track outbreaks of infections diseases such as swine flu.

Low-income households in the ACT will struggle to pay for a proposed water price hike, says the ACT Council of Social Service (ATCOSS).

If you are thinking of starting a new business and need some guidance, Small Business September 09 is the place to start.

Web promotions company uSocial has come under fire again, this time from Facebook, for trying to “sell” friends to businesses on the social networking site.

ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence said unions would fight hard for workers rights to ensure they are not worse off under the new changes to modern awards.

Symantec Corp today announced that they will be donating Symantec enterprise software to Australian non-profit organisations, as part of its corporate social responsibilitie initiatives.

The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has announced they will delay the introduction of the Rudd Government’s new Modern Awards scheme in order to give employers time to prepare for the changes.

In a world of Web 2.0, traditional marketing methods – like the trusty catalogue – are still holding their own, new research has revealed.