Tag: Staff

As Australian small business owners and jobseekers eye opportunities for work-life balance, more workplaces are beginning to provide flexible work options.

A BBC Panorama investigation that went to air in the UK last December aired on ABC’s Four Corners last night, revealing hidden camera footage of Apple’s China factory workers being overworked under poor conditions.

The slight rise during the December quarter brings the year on year growth to 2.5 per cent, the lowest since the Government records on wages began in 1997.

Australia’s unemployment level has jumped to its highest point in twelve years, climbing another 0.3 per cent from December’s employment rate.

Much like the whims of the stock exchange, politics and business alike are susceptible to rumours and dissent in the ranks.

In what is being called a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne has fined Crocmedia Pty Ltd for underpaying two interns employed in the company for 20 months.

70 per cent of Australian job seekers now consider work-life balance to be more important than salary, highlighting a need for businesses to adapt.

Despite the importance of hiring great people, research shows just over half of new hires don’t meet their job specification within the first two years.

More Australian businesses are planning to hire in the coming year, according to this quarter’s Hudson Report: Employment Trends.

Only 12 per cent of Australian employers name employee benefits as an important strategy in keeping employees and competing for valued staff.