2015 Annual Wage Review

Australian lowest paid workers will be receiving a 2.5 per cent pay rise with the Fair Work Commission announcing a moderate rise to the minimum wage than last year’s 3% increase. The increase only applies to employees that get their pay rates from the national minimum wage, a modern award or in some cases a registered agreement. The new…

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How to Avoid Unfair Dismissal

How to Avoid Unfair Dismissal

You hate doing it, but you need to dismiss an employee. This employee is late almost every other day, and the projects they complete look sloppy, as if no effort was put forth. You try everything you can to help your employee improve, but it seems as if they just don’t care. After the dismissal, the…

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What are Exit Surveys and How they are Crucial for your Business

What are Exit Surveys and How they are Crucial for your Business

When an employee leaves your company, you should always be asking them one very important question: why? The reason might simply be for convenience. Maybe the employee is moving across the country with his or her significant other, or maybe the employee will be staying home to take care of children.

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Employer Branding: How to be The Employer of Choice

Employer Branding: How to be The Employer of Choice

Every small business employee wants the perfect boss and the perfect company. They want a company that helps them build on their skills and challenges them to reach for even greater heights. So how can you show potential employees that your company is vital and looking for creative new talents to take the company into…

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How does Minimum Wage affect your Small Business?

How does Minimum Wage affect your Small Business?

After 1st July 2009 when the Fair Work Act 2009 was established, workplaces in Australia followed this new governing system for their business. Employers, employees, contractors as well as the community were, and still are required to have a thorough understanding of this new system. They are expected to comply with it otherwise they will…

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5 Ways Small Businesses can improve Employee Engagement

5 Ways Small Businesses can improve Employee Engagement

Employees are the most valuable resources that a company has. They can be the biggest reason that a company succeeds or fails, which is why it is so imperative that companies invest in their employees. There are several ways small businesses can improve employee engagement, if they have the desire to devote the necessary resources…

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Why you should be building positive relationships with your employees?

Why you should be building positive relationships with your employees?

In professional life we are involved in many different types of communications on a daily basis, but the interaction between employers and employees is critical in order for a business to run as smoothly as possible. Building positive relationships with your employees is crucial for keeping workplace satisfaction high, which in turn helps you maintain sufficient…

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How to Deal with Conflict in the Workplace

How to Deal with Conflict in the Workplace

In any environment where a variety of different kinds of people have to come together and work towards a shared goal, there will usually be disagreements and differences in opinions. While a healthy amount of respectful disagreement can be valuable to drive your business forward, if this type of interaction devolves into full on conflict, it…

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When should you Consider Hiring Someone New?

When should you Consider Hiring Someone New?

Making the decision to hire a new person is not an easy one. However, it is something that you need to make sure that you can do successfully if you want a chance at having the resources necessary to stay competitive in your industry. The problem for many companies is to know when they need…

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