I recently attended the CEO Institute’s annual summit at the home of cricket, the MCG. It was my first time at one of these summits’ and had heard mixed reviews about them over the years. But I’m sure glad I went. As after a series of different speakers, who were all very engaging and interesting…
With the unemployment rate unexpectedly falling to 5.8% in March the job market is finally showing signs of stability. In fact we might have seen the worst when the jobless rate reached 6.1% in February earlier this year. According to ANZ Chief Economist Ivan Colhoun, “There is now clearer evidence that labour demand is strengthening….
So you need to hire new staff, and think you will just post an advertisement and the right person will magically appear. This is a perfect opportunity to take stock of where you are, where you want to be and who is going to get you there. Don’t just refill the old job. There are…
As of January this year Modern Awards and new enterprise agreements are now required to consult with employees regarding changes to their working hours and/or regular roster. These requirements have been added to what previously was applicable to ‘major workplace change’ as a result of the amendment laws to Fair Work Act 2009. For the…
In line with the national rise Victorian unemployment rate increases by 0.1 percentage point to reach 6.4 % as announced by ABS last week. There are now 197,000 people without jobs in Victoria. It gets worse for seasonally adjusted numbers as the unemployment rate jumps up to the highest since January 2002. This hardly came as…
If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs This quote popular with recruitment agencies sums up the value of recruitment strategies to hire the right person for the right job in one short, snappy line. BRW’s Fast 100 Survey cited the biggest frustration for business was staff recruitment and specifically finding the right people….
Staff recruitment is a lengthy, costly and time consuming process. A new employee is becoming a part of an existing group dynamic, corporate structure and culture. Don’t short change yourself by investing into the recruitment of a new business resource, by following up with a substandard staff induction process.
Flexi Personnel are here to help you through busy holiday season of 2013. Successful holidays depend on having enough well-trained staff to handle the additional workload you might face this busy time of the year. It’s likely you’ll have extended hours, more customers, more orders which means increased demands on your staff. That’s why at…
We’ve got one for you conveniently located in Laverton, close to public transport, freeway and local shopping centre. Our training rooms are versatile and can be configured to meet your specific needs, whether it be supporting staff engagement or boosting employee performance. We have rooms that can accommodate small groups (maximum of 14) to large…
