Australian security managers have highlighted the need to provide secure remote access for their organisation’s employees as a top security priority in the year head according to a survey conducted by WatchGuard Technologies at last week’s Security 2010 conference and exhibition in Sydney.
A Melbourne man who will need to have his foot amputated following a workplace accident was awarded $1.26 million in compensation for his pain and suffering and loss of employment in the Supreme Court of Victoria last week.
South Australian company Zarloc will showcase the ROSS system, its award-winning employee rostering solution, to an anticipated 7,500 visitors as part of the Future of Retail Technology showcase at Retail 2010.
Australian Managers have low-self awareness, drastically hindering individual and organisational performance according to research from Human Synergistics
Firm Spy, the online industry gossip site, has seen a spike in traffic after two law firms Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Clayton Utz banned staff after reports on the firms were placed online, branding Firm Spy as “irresponsible and inaccurate”.
Cotton On, the Geelong-based clothing and retail giant failed to pay 3289 of its employees more than $278,000 for staff attending training out of working hours.
That same independent spirit that gets us started in business can also be a bit of a hindrance when reaching success. A little like asking for directions when you’re lost, asking for help when you are starting your business takes a change in mindset – but the effort will be worth it.
Australian company Shamic Sheetmetal in Victoria has cut wage costs after installing a Finn-Power Night Train FMS ‘ lights out’ robotic manufacturing system.
Over half (53 percent) of Australian workers become stressed and believe they have to work harder when co-workers are on holidays because of poor planning by managers.
Bank of Queensland’s Straight Talk Survey has found that 83 percent of small business owners would prefer staff to stay at home when they’re sick, even though 42 per cent of them would only stay at home if they were on death’s door.
