Get Ready for the Employment Law Changes Happening in August 2024
- 25/07/2024
By David Brown, General Manager Cast your mind back to February this year and all the media reports around the Closing Loopholes (no. 2) Bill which included changes such as:...
Workplace Culture – Live Your Values
- 21/07/2024
Clients often ask us: “how do we create and maintain a positive organisational culture?” In the 13 years we’ve been operating, the answer hasn’t been identical for any two clients...
The Role of HR Consultants in Australian Startups
- 19/07/2024
By David Brown, General Manager Introduction Anyone who has ever been involved with or worked at a startup will recognise and remember some if not all of these feelings: excitement;...
How Business Owners Can Better Manage Employees for Greater Small Business Success
- 16/07/2024
Crucial Employee Management Tips For Small Businesses On a recent episode of Small Business Banter, Natasha Hawker and Michael Kerr discuss pivotal strategies for small business owners aiming to optimise...
AI to create 200000 jobs in Australia by 2030
- 09/07/2024
AI Revolution in Australia: 200,000 New Jobs by 2030 and Its Impact on Our Workforce Natasha Hawker discusses on Sunrise Channel 7 Australia how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping Australia's...
Aussie Teens Head to Work
- 09/07/2024
How Aussie teens are stepping up and entering the workforce to help contribute to the household, as cost-of-living pressures mount Consequences In a recent interview on Channel 7 Sunrise Natasha...
5 Reasons to Outsource Your HR
- 20/06/2024
By David Brown, General Manager Outsourcing some or all of your HR functions makes sense for any growing organisations, and often can make sense for smaller businesses too. What outsourcing...
Navigating the ‘Right to Disconnect’: What Australian Businesses Need to Know
- 17/06/2024
As many of you will have seen in the media earlier in the year, the ‘Right to Disconnect’ was a hot topic. Doing a deal with the Greens and Crossbench,...
National Minimum Wage Increase Announced
- 14/06/2024
Fair Work have announced a 3.75% Minimum Wage Increase - Here is all you need to know. As usual at this time of year, the Fair Work Commission has made...
Do you need a medical certificate to take time off work?
- 04/06/2024
Newcastle GP says unnecessary appointments for medical certificates are wasting doctors' time. Natasha Hawker was interviewed on ABC Radio Newcastle to discuss a recent topic where a Newcastle GP, Dr....
Webinar: 5 Reasons Your FY25 Budget Needs to Centre on Your Employees
- 23/05/2024
In the face of current economic challenges, it’s critical that business owners and people leaders invest in their employees and their people management. Watch this online session to learn how...
HR Policy Development – A Guide to Best Practice
- 21/05/2024
Why have Human Resources Policies? How many times have you heard (or said), ‘we need less red tape’, ‘it’s bureaucracy gone mad’ or some similar phrase to capture just how...