Tag: Employees

A rising tide of social media legal cases has provided guidance, but not certainty for both workers and employers, according to a legal expert.

Mixing family with business can be a complicated process, particularly when it comes to the transfer of business ownership to children.

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.

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.

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.

Recently, there have been some very public examples of succession that have reminded the business world not only of the importance of good succession planning, but also how far it can go wrong without a little thought and preparation.

The inaugural Dream Employers Survey has found 73 percent of employees want to work elsewhere, with Google, Virgin Group and Apple among the most desired employers.

The number of people suffering from difficult colleagues and workplace bullying is growing at an alarming rate, according to Australia’s lead speaker on handling difficult people, behaviours and situations, Gavan Podbury.

Australian businesses recruiting employees face increasing costs as skilled employees become harder to find, with key infrastructure projects, including the National Broadband Network draining the employee talent pool.