Tag: Staff

Nobody understands the pressures you face on a daily basis and the threats and challenges you have to overcome to succeed. You might say it’s a bit like being a superhero.

The concept of working to live rather than living to work reigns true in many people’s minds and issues like limited work-life balance, unsatisfactory pay and lack of development opportunities become big reasons why staff leave.

The minimum wage in Australia has now risen by $16 per week, a result of the annual wage review decision that came into effect yesterday.

A $228,000 fine has been handed down to the operator of a travel services company for underpaying an employee because she thinks the requirement of minimum pay rates is “just crazy”.

Australia’s standing in the OECD rankings for employment of mature age workers has moved up, yet it still remains far behind New Zealand’s strong results.

Australia Post will be cutting approximately 2,000 jobs as a result of cumulative losses surpassing $1.5 billion in the last 5 years.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has conducted spot checks in restaurants, cafés and catering companies throughout the country, finding over $1.2 million in underpayments in the process.

The accessibility and advancement in technology is increasing the scope of learning strategies within small business. As a result, there has been a conscious shift away from traditional learning techniques that were often perceived as dull and boring.

Almost $100,00 in penalties has been handed down to a Cairns businessman and his tour company after he was found guilty of underpaying five backpackers.

13 out the 19 industries covered recorded a rise in employment numbers, with Arts and Recreational Services taking a big lead.