Advice
Are you aware of the NSW Payroll Tax Rebate and do you know how to access it? Here’s how to know whether you qualify for this important helping hand of up to $4,000 in payroll tax rebates for each new job created in your business.
Fantastic employees underpin flourishing companies. The question is, who should you hire and what attributes should they possess? Hint: skills are only half the package.
As the bring your own device (BYOD) to work trend grows among employees, experts are advising that businesses must have policies and procedures in place or risk data loss.
It’s common sense to create a workplace where people enjoy work, yet many organisations don’t try to create that type of workplace. Too many people simply don’t enjoy the work they do and this holds back performance in many ways.
Codes of conduct are vital in the management of staff behaviours, and yet many SMBs fail to put one into practice in their organisation. This advice should help you to build a solid code of conduct, and put you on the right path to managing behaviours.
The interview process is the first impression someone gets of a company and even if a candidate is unsuccessful, you want them to have had a positive experience when they exit the recruitment process. Here’s how to protect your brand and reputation when recruiting new staff.
We’ve all encountered a workplace monster. They’re not always easy to spot as their behaviour isn’t clear in the beginning – as many a monster befriends their target, lures them into their web and then starts their attack when it’s least expected. If the bullying monster is rife in your workplace, use these tips to stamp it out.
Many businesses struggle to find the right visuals for their marketing campaign or website, even when they use professional graphic designers. This can be frustrating and although it may be tempting to blame the designer, the problem could be more to do with you…
SMB owners and managers take note: Recognition and improved work/life balance are the keys to employee retention, or so says a new poll which asked employees what they most want from their business – right now.
With the chilly weather here to stay, it’s time to get cold and flu season-savvy in your office to ensure employee productivity doesn’t slide as a result of illness.
The ongoing productivity debate is on course to become a perpetual merry go round. While industry, unions and the government debates the impacts of legislation, the perceived laziness of employers and the militancy of unions, one factor stands out: Employees are stuck in the middle of all of it, which does nothing to improve their motivation.
Mental illness in young men is costing the Australian economy more than $3 billion per year, $237 million of which are direct costs to businesses, and experts are urging SMBs to get a handle on this growing issue or risk seeing a decline in productivity and the loss of key staff members.
According to research, businesses enjoy an average ROI of 700 percent from coaching programs. Now, imagine the strength of your business results if your leadership teams were also coaching their teams effectively and your organisation adopted a coaching culture.
Some 2.5 million Australians have been impacted by workplace bullying at some point in their working lives, and now a major employer hopes that by conducting reference checks on potential young employees will break the cycle of bullying in the workplace.
Local employees are working harder than they were two years ago but are happier at work than ever, new research has revealed.
A newly formed anti-bullying organisation is urging business owners to ensure their workplace is inclusive of any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer employees.
Many Aussie professionals believe they need to spend around an hour a day on advancing their career, but a global personal branding expert begs to differ, advising career management should take less than 10 minutes from one’s daily schedule.
As more prospective employers turn to social networking profiles to vet potential staff, employees are ensuring their personal profiles are inoffensive to avoid the kind of negative scrutiny that could end up costing them a potential job. Here’s how to keep your personal profiles employer-friendly.
Discrimination and equal opportunity laws apply in all parts of Australia, putting the onus on employers to make workplaces free of discrimination, including sexual harassment. How up to date are you on amendments made to the legislation last year? Here’s what every employer needs to know.
No matter how confident you are that you’ve selected the right candidate to join your business, sometimes your offer isn’t accepted. This process can be costly, so here’s what you can do to clinch the perfect person for the job, first time.
