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For many occupations, the traditional 9 to 5 is a thing of the past. Business owners have learnt during the previous two years that employees no longer want to be constrained to regimented working arrangements, and are adapting HR structures to...
In a difficult labour market where quality candidates are scarce, business owners have been left scrambling trying to fill roles to ensure business operations continue to run as smoothly as possible. It’s not easy though, and in the interest of the...
Understanding modern award coverage can be a complex undertaking, even for the most experienced business owner. Modern awards lay out the minimum terms and conditions of employment and cover entitlements such as pay, hours of work, rosters, breaks, allowances, penalty rates...
Diversity is an important feature of successful businesses. Why? Because it not only advocates that a wide range of people are represented in the workplace, but that those same people are treated with equal respect and offered the same or equivalent...
Business owners are moving away from solely focusing on recruiting new talent by shifting the spotlight to their current workforce. There is no denying it’s a difficult labour market so instead of looking outward, managers are looking inward to see how...
Employee wellbeing is more important now than ever before, and businesses have a duty of care to workers in supporting the overall health of their team members. With more than a third of people’s lives spent at work, going through difficult...
Salary benchmarking is the process of reviewing positions within the business against external jobs with similar responsibilities, to work out what the typical market rates are for that particular role. This process can occur at any stage within the employee lifecycle...
A fixed term contract worker is employed for a specific period of time or task, such as a 12-month contract where employment commences on 1 January 2022 and concludes on 31 December 2022, or at the conclusion of a project. These...
A quick browse on any job search site shows there is an oversupply of roles and not enough people to fill them. So, in a difficult labour market, is it any surprise that employees may be inclined to keep their options...
It’s a new year and a great time for business owners to take a step back from the day-to-day to closely examine how everything is going. As organisations head into 2022 uncertain of what lies ahead due to COVID-19 and the...