Tag: Productivity

The report, titled Economic Policy Reforms 2015: Going for Growth, said Australia would see a rise in productivity performance if taxation in the corporate sector was lowered.

To maximise your performance and productivity on a sustained basis it is important to decrease your perceived effort levels and create opportunities to be distracted. If you feel like you are working really hard, chances are your performance isn’t where it could be.

On a daily basis, an average worker will spend more time with their workmates than with their family. In order to keep a workforce running effectively, and keep the morale high, it’s vital that every worker gets along with, appreciates and respects the people they are in a team with. This is where team-building comes […]

Apparently, there’s a general pattern that governs office productivity and if you thought you were alone in considering mid-afternoon a nightmare, you’re in for a surprise

While it may be hailed as the “race that stops a nation”, a new survey suggests the Melbourne Cup imposes a productivity cost of more than $1bn on the Australian economy.

A new study has found the number of workplace meetings is rapidly on the rise, taking up increasing amounts of time, reducing productivity and largely seen by employees to provide valueless outcomes.

In 2013, Google commissioned a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) research to identify ways to accelerate the growth of Australian tech startup sector. The research found that this sector has the potential to contribute $109 billion or 4% of GDP to the economy.

It’s well known that a happy workplace is more productive, but it’s far easier said than done.

The industrial umpire is officially investigating how businesses can maximise the productivity benefits of the enterprise bargaining process.

Nearly half of Australian workers have left a job because of concerns it was contributing to poor mental health, according to a new study released by beyondblue.