The commencement of the Fair Work Act (FWA) in 2009 brought with it the expansion of unfair dismissal rights to all employees, regardless of the size of the employer’s workforce. As a result, employers have to ensure that if they are considering dismissing an employee for non-performance, that they have appropriate performance management systems in place. This is just one of the reasons why performance management is back in fashion.
This week Fleur Madden-Topley chats to Sherrie Storor as part of our Women in Business blog series. What makes Sherrie’s story so different? Read on…
BlackBerry® Travel™, a new app that provides BlackBerry® smartphone users with an all-in-one integrated tool to plan, book, manage and share travel activities quickly and easily, is now available in Australia.
A new study released by ExactTarget and CoTweet found the top reason for ‘un-liking’ a brand on Facebook was too many posts with 44 per cent of U.S consumers agreeing to ‘un-like’ a page if the company posted too frequently. The study also found 38 per cent of consumers would ‘un-like’ a brand if the […]
Dynamic Business is supporting a survey that analyses how you manage your money, and what types of content you find the most engaging on business websites.
With the streets of Sydney at a standstill today following the Sydney Harbour Bridge closure for over 2 hours, many small and medium businesses will be assessing their business contingency plans as they calculate the loss of productivity and revenue as staff struggled to make it into the office on time, or at all.
FREE ‘How to grow your business’ event in Sydney!
The Entourage has teamed up with the NSW Office of Trade, Business and Industry to put on a half day event for MicroBiz week.
Arndria Seymour blogs about how to engage Generation Y through learning and development.
“Generation Y are the ‘connect me to everything’ learners. The ability to give them connection and meaning, search and explore or make it fun/entertain me is how they learn best.”
Australian job seekers continue to go online to search for jobs, but many are growing nervous about the potential career fallout from personal content on social networking sites, according to the latest survey results from global workforce solutions leader, Kelly Services.
Brett Morris blogs how management can often act emotionally at times of financial instability, and how this impacts staff.
“When your finances aren’t stable, it’s easy to lose sight of priorities and act against the best interests of your team and the business.”
