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Fair Work Commission releases draft flexible working clauses
Employers breathe a sigh of relief as the Fair Work Commission releases draft flexibility clauses that help employers and employees discuss flexible working arrangements during and beyond COVID-19. On Monday, Fair Work Commission president Iain Ross published a “draft award flexibility schedule” outlining the ideas that modern awards could adopt to help SMEs achieve flexible […]
The world of work post-pandemic
David Piggot talks us through his opinion of the new world of work – in terms of working from home, flexibility and technology – post pandemic. Whether it’s working at the kitchen table or balancing your laptop on an ironing board, by now we have all figured out a way to make our at-home office […]
Can WFH employees refuse to go back to the office?
What are the rights of the employee and the employer regarding the return to the office? Can working from home employees refuse to go back to the workplace due to COVID-19, even if it has a ‘COVIDSafe’ plan? As Australia commences it’s return to normality in the wake of COVID-19, the internet is already abuzz […]
From bullying victim to founder of Bullyology: Jessica Hickman’s story
Jessica Hickman is a determined advocate for positive change. Having won awards and recognition for her work, she is a dynamic activist in the field of bullying and mental health in work, school and online environment. However, before becoming the champion that she is today, she also suffered from extensive and prolonged workplace bullying that […]
A four-day working week? First maybe measure employee wellbeing
Within the debate of moving to a four-day working week, Australian companies need to measure and understand employee wellbeing. Sunil Vohra, co-founder of the world’s first independent and standardised index for measuring organisational culture, The Workability Index, highlights how critical it is for Australian businesses to move to measuring wellbeing as a key metric. “At […]
How organisations can maintain a strong corporate culture during business growth
Business growth can be a double-edged sword for organisations trying to balance workplace culture with new clients, stakeholders, incomes, and external responsibilities. It’s important that, as businesses grow, managers don’t lose sight of internal workplace culture. As organisations scale up, it can be hard to maintain the warmth, openness, and cohesiveness achievable with a smaller […]
Manager communication strategies that really work
Byline: Stuart Hearn Authentic, meaningful communication lies at the heart of any relationship — whether it be personal or professional. As a manager, effective communication is critical and plays a huge role in terms of employee performance, productivity, trust, engagement and overall morale. In fact, almost every employee issue imaginable can be tied back in […]
Ensuring human connectedness in a technological age
Byline: Lindsay Brown, Vice President, APAC and Japan, LogMeIn The way we communicate and build relationships has changed drastically over the past decade. Just take a look at our workplaces. Many of us sit behind screens and speak to each other via internal chat programs rather than walking over to one another or picking up […]
Employees need to be able to work remotely
Australians are working outside the office more than ever; a recent survey revealed nearly half of all Australian employees work remotely for at least half the week while more than two-thirds work remotely at least one day per week. This means employees are relying on mobile devices, from smartphones and tablets to laptops, to get […]
The 5 positives of conflict at work
The energy of conflict is generated by the gap between two different points of view; between what we want and what we are actually experiencing. When people disagree with each other, your organisation is healthier. This is because disagreements often result in new ideas being shared and a more thorough study of options leading to […]
What is causing Australian workers to be unproductive?
Meetings are causing workers to be unproductive.
How to ‘reframe’ your role at work
Do you need to change the way you think?
Is your recruitment process working?
Let us know your thoughts.
What you need to know about domestic violence leave
Employees can now get 5 non paid days of domestic violence leave.
The secret to building an authentic company
Steve Jobs may have almost made the turtleneck fashionable again, but it was Mark Zuckerberg who really kicked off the “casual clothes in the office” trend. But it wasn’t just the fact that the clothes were casual that stirred things up. It was the fact that the style was so authentic to Zuckerberg. As the line […]
Nurse graduates struggling to find job security
Only 15 per cent of respondents claimed they currently had secure jobs, while over a third of nurse and midwifery graduates said they were jobless.
Entries open for Best Places to Work 2014 survey
Businesses are invited to take part in the 2014 Best Places to Work in Australia survey. Run by Great Place to Work, the survey rewards and seeks to improve workplace culture. Great Place to Work also helps organisations identify, create and sustain better workplaces through the growth of high-trust workplace cultures. Some of the 2013 […]
Julia Gillard is a Bad Role Model
Not surprising this week’s blog is about our new PM. But not about whether she will be good or bad. I will leave that for the political pundits.
People skills essential for potential employees
In new research out from specialist recruitment firm Robert Half, people skills are now essential for those in accounting and finance, with many candidates missing out on roles for their lack of interpersonal ability. In a survey conducted by Robert Half of 1,400 Chief Financial Officer’s (CFOs) across the United States, they determined that interpersonal […]