Tag: Workforce

Despite a rise in total employment, which rose to 11,145,000 in the year to February, Roy Morgan’s latest employment estimates reveal a decrease in Australia’s overall workforce.

Currently one in every five serious workplace-related injuries involves a tradesman.

Surveys consistently show business leaders can also see the management of flexible working arrangements as a negative, and are reluctant to employ mature workers and mothers returning to the workforce.

A worryingly high section of the workforce don’t don’t feel as if they have enough energy to go to work each day.

An increase to the retirement age may herald good news for small and medium sized business owners as the government moves to raise the pension age to 70.

The myth goes that regional Australia loses its best and brightest to the cities – yet, that’s simply not so.

Australian company Shamic Sheetmetal in Victoria has cut wage costs after installing a Finn-Power Night Train FMS ‘ lights out’ robotic manufacturing system.

Many businesses are currently being faced with the need to reassess their resources, including considerations of restructuring and reducing their workforce. With redundancies being felt across the country, employers need to know their legal obligations.

With new technologies making the workforce increasingly mobile, it’s important for small businesses to be able to stay connected wherever they are. Cloud computing allows business owners to do just that, saving time and money, whilst improving productivity. To remain competitive, small businesses need to be available to respond quickly and work together whether in […]

The most valuable aspect of any business is its staff, and with statistics indicating that Australia’s SME sector employs up to 40 percent of the nation’s workforce, it is essential to understand the importance and significance HR can have in generating and maintaining business success. Bill Gates was once quoted as saying: “Take away my […]