Introduced to Parliament in March 2023, the Fair Work Amendment ‘Right to Disconnect’ Bill 2023 aims to prevent employers from contacting employees outside of their designated working hours. This legislation would relieve employees from the obligation to read or respond to work-related communications beyond their work hours. In a brief interview on Sunrise, Natasha Hawker […]
In today’s exceptionally tight candidate market, employers are getting creative with benefits. Pawternity leave, a growing trend, recognises the importance of bonding with your new pet or taking care of them if they are sick. It’s a way to attract and retain top talent while fostering strong human-animal connections. Natasha Hawker explains the concept further […]
A new trend is emerging in the wake of the Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting and other workplace movements. It promises to relieve stress, reduce employee burnout and still deliver quality work. Known as Bare Minimum Monday, the trend’s creator Marisa Jo Mayes explained in a TikTok video that after spending Sundays mapping out her week […]
A business in the UK is offering staff who don’t smoke an extra four days annual leave and an Australian employment expert says there’s nothing to stop similar incentives happening here. Natasha Hawker from Employee Matters said while employers cannot discriminate against things like race or religion, you are allowed to discriminate against smokers. Read […]
Natasha Hawker talks to Emma Crowe at ABC Radio Sydney about older workers, the unconscious or even conscious bias that they face and the challenges with finding work in an environment that is short on skilled workers and where older workers are encouraged to stay in the workforce. Listen in here
Harvey Pene from the Inspiring Business for Good Podcast talks to Natasha Hawker on : How to step up your giving as your business grows. The importance of integrating your giving into what you do. Why your global impact goals need to be scary. How investing in education is good business sense. Why employees are […]
Modern athletes and sporting stars such as David Beckham and Jessica Ennis-Hill are an inspiration to many school pupils; especially those that love playing sports. However, it’s not just those that fully engage with your PE lessons that could benefit from gaining some insight into how they prepare for the world stage. Take a look […]
Employee wellbeing is a key issue that companies are striving to address to ensure that their employees remain happy and motivated at work. After all, a happy workforce is a productive workforce. We’ll take you through how to incorporate wellbeing practices into your office design or fit out project. For complete Article click Here Reproduced […]
You may have seen our Managing Director, Natasha Hawker was interviewed for an ABC Online article last week on the businesses who are hiring only non-smokers. As you may expect, the comments on this article picked up views from both ends of the spectrum and the article itself was picked up as a talking […]
Writing this article feels strange – but necessary, because this week I executed my will and guess what? It actually feels good. Good to finally have that box ticked. You must have thought about it too. Come on, everyone has at some point in their life, (although we may not like to admit it). Whether […]
For most small business owners, there is stress from the moment they wake until they close their eyes at night, sometimes not for too long. If it is not cash flow issues making them toss and turn in their sleep, it is contracts being negotiated, staff being reliable, not spending enough time with their […]
With my father-in-law, it started slowly but there were signs. He would get to the top of the stairs and forget why he was there. He would need the day’s plans explained to him three times in quick succession. He started to forget my name and he couldn’t remember how many sherries he’d had at […]