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Now – let me start by saying that we are not a Recruitment Agency – far from it! We recruit for our clients for about a half the cost that an agency would charge you and there is no success fee. We get paid for the work that we do and the result. To you […]

Why do you need to care about culture or about providing a great place to work? Maybe it might help to answer these questions first: Fancy increasing your revenue by 400%? What about improving your client’s customer service experience by three times? Do you want the majority of your employees to be high performers? Have […]

As a business owner, you’re likely to have found yourself in the position of hiring staff without a clear idea of what their responsibilities or KPIs should be. Hey, I’ve done it.  Maybe you did a few Google searches and looked at the sort of responsibilities and experience other companies typically look for. While it’s […]

Are you giving your business the best shot? Maybe, but maybe not – I had a client the other day ‘interview’ a candidate and it went a bit like this: Candidate arrived – Owner seemed flustered and distracted – the interview was on the couch in front of the rest of the team…Question one (and […]

As an SME, when you get the dreaded call that one of your team is sick – what do you do? Did they actually call or was it received by text? Most small businesses run a very lean team, so having a team member off for a day – or worse still a week – […]

We are supposedly the happiest industrialised nation in the world but how are your employees fairing? Australia has been rated the happiest OECD country, with a Better Life Index of 84% of Australians being satisfied with their lives. Interestingly though, whilst we often say we are a nation of bludgers, we work some of the […]

A couple of years back, the Federal Government announced that it was making changes to Guaranteed Superannuation Contributions – these changes will finally come into effect on 1 July 2013. What does this mean for me and my business? Compulsory superannuation contributions are made by employers of behalf of their employees. At the moment, the […]

Employment Relations can be a complex area and, let’s face it – it can be hard to keep up with all the legislation changes on top of everything else you need to stay on top of as a business owner. Here are five of the myths that I hear from business owners: I pay above […]

When I’m sitting in the bus, I am always amazed at the numbers of people plugged in to iPhones, iPads and laptops – me too right now, as I am writing this blog, but it raises a concern in me for SMEs around the country – what is happening to all the information – the […]

So what is personal leave? Sounds like secret women’s business to me. What is flexible working? Does that mean flexi-time? What is NES? Do I need to know, should I care? The answer to all these questions is yes! Back on 1/1/2010 when Fair Work Act legislation came into play so did the National Employment […]