Thirty-eight percent of employees have been less productive than normal in the lead-up to the Christmas break, 35% say they have been just as productive and 27% have been more productive, according to new research.
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.
Aussies might be social media savvy in their personal lives, but 60 percent of professionals surveyed don’t use social media to find employment.
Cold Rock Gungahlin has smashed records for the most successful opening week of any store within the franchise group’s history.
Social Media platforms such as LinkedIn threaten the future of the 200-plus industry associations in Australia predicts online marketer Toby Marshall, CEO of Lead Creation.
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.
Facebook users spend 88 percent of their time on the social networking site looking at other peoples profiles, raising concerns about loss of productivity in the workplace according to a new Palo Alto Networks’ report.
According to the inaugural Telstra Smartphone Index, eight percent of employees with smartphones are surfing internet job sites, with many doing so during work hours according to the research.
Optus have released their Business Social Media Index in conjunction with the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) has found similarly poor uptake of social media among business (28%) to MYOB’s business monitor report released Tuesday (18%).
Australian businesses appear disinterested in Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, with only 18 percent of those surveyed using social media to promote their business.
