Tag: HR

Are there any lessons and experiences taught by sports teams that can be applied to a business situation? Maria Pantalone says yes.

Attracting and retaining staff is vital to a business’ success and a comprehensive employee benefits program plays an important role in achieving this. But is it better to manage this in-house, or outsource it?

The NSW Government implemented a number of regulations governing workplace health and safety (WHS) just before Christmas, and legal experts are warning SMBs to pay better attention to the legislation and how it impacts their workplace and workers.

The virtual assistant (VA) sector is one of the fastest-growing ‘work from home’ industries in the world, as the promise of flexibility drives administrative professionals to set up these home run businesses. Here’s 10 benefits of hiring a VA to help run your business.

With local employees hoarding some 129 million days of annual leave, SMBs are being urged to address challenges posed by stockpiled leave or lose out on the benefits holiday taking can have on businesses.

Returning to work after the Christmas break can lead to feelings of stress, depression and some may even be completely overwhelmed by the return to their work routine. This doesn’t have to be the case though, as there are a few simple ways to rid yourself of the back to work blues.

Arndria Seymour blogs about working to create an effective business culture this year.

“Do you have the courage to call colleagues out for inappropriate behaviour, political or personal game-playing, silo thinking and operating, hanging on to past ways of doing, rather than embracing the way things work in the current millennium?”

The New Year is upon us, which means now’s the time to plan for people management success in 2012. Here’s 10 tips for ensuring HR success this year, from a team of people management experts.

The majority of managers believe new work health and safety (WHS) laws due to come into force in January 2012 will have a positive impact on their business, a new survey has found.

The local workplace will be continually redefined over the next 12 months as demographics, legislation and technology continue to evolve, and HR experts warn employers need to be flexible to employee needs.