The balance between work and life is a constant struggle for most Australians. Undoubtedly, those working in the mining industry are having a harder go than most. The latest Australian Work and Life Index report highlighted that those in mining have the greatest negative work-life interference. Although there are huge challenges and continuous debate about […]
A new whitepaper released by leading specialist recruitment firm, Robert Walters, has found that the majority of employers surveyed (79 per cent) believe that the younger generations’ expectations of rapid career progression is the biggest source of intergenerational conflict in the workplace. All three employee generations, Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers, agree that the […]
When personal computers first entered the workplace, this caused a major shift in how businesses operated. This one advancement ended the need for businesses to spend boatloads of money on manual typewriters and cases of whiteout. As software became more advanced, the need to store paper-based files went by the wayside as well. In order […]
Humans are creatures of habit; we subconsciously drift into routines that provide predictability and a sense of comfort and security. Habits and routines have their place – they get us up in the morning and into work on time but as soon as we stop achieving the desired result, we change them. As individuals, we […]
At the National Achievers Congress 2015 in Sydney this Week, Richard Branson said entrepreneurship was about “creating something that makes a difference to peoples lives” and that if there is something to be frustrated about in the market, entrepreneurs ask whether they can “bring some competition and shake it up.” For company secretary, Carolyne Burns […]
7-Eleven store owner and operator, Harmandeep Singh Sarkaria will face the Federal Circuit Court over allegations that he underpaid two migrant workers almost $50,000 and created erroneous records for the workers. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) who initiated the legal proceedings has alleged that Mr Sarkaria short-changed one migrant employee from Pakistan $43,633 between 2012 […]
Every small business owner knows that their most valuable asset is their employees, and managing them effectively is paramount to the success of the business. What are you currently doing to ensure that each of your workers is playing their A-game and performing to the best of their ability? According to Gallup’s 2013 ‘State of […]
Today’s leaders manoeuvre in an entirely different landscape to their counterparts of years gone by. Accepting that jobs are no longer ‘for life,’ scores of entrepreneurs join the game to take control of their own destinies while advances in technology become threats when not embraced. With the speed of change growing exponentially, now, more than […]
Instead of just complying with the fringe benefits tax legislation, why not use it to your advantage? Salary packaging can maximise take-home pay and attract talent. Could salary packaging be a cost-effective way to attract and retain talent? By combining cash salary with other benefits, organisations have greater flexibility to negotiate remuneration, but that’s just one […]
“It’s not worth delegating because no one does it as well as I do.” This is just one of the excuses I hear from managers when I ask why they haven’t delegated low value work to someone else in their team. Alternatively they’ll say, “It takes three times as long to delegate then it does […]
