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Oh WOW what a year 2020 has been, full of twists and turns that’s for sure. Recruitment was certainly challenging, as much as the Jobkeeper and Jobseeker aided businesses and jobseekers it [...]

On 13 November 2020, the Fair Work Commission confirmed their decision to extend COVID-19 pandemic flexibility provisions within the Clerks – Private Sector Award until 29 March 2021. The [...]

What’s your hourly rate? This is such a loaded question, isn’t it? An hourly rate actually penalises you for being efficient. The quicker you do the job, the less you get paid, take too long and [...]

A couple of new legislative Instruments regulating the arrangements for COVID affected SC457 or SC482 visa holders came to effect  on 24 November 2020 . According to the previous rules in [...]

It’s almost that time of year again when workplaces begin hosting their Christmas festivities. However, with the pandemic having made many changes to our working lives, the office Christmas party [...]

Just like product advertising, you must seek to understand precisely what your target audience wants and make sure to broadcast how your position will achieve that for them. Top 3 mistakes [...]

With Australia experiencing its first recession in almost 30 years, redundancies have been an increasingly common feature within the employment law sphere. While many people have been made [...]

The Department of Immigration announced the planning levels for the 2020-2021 Migration Program. Net overseas migration will be 71,200 less than the 154,000 persons in 2019-20, but is expected to [...]

When a small business employs another person, it can be a very big decision. If you are fan of statistics, you can make it sound very impressive. I grew my company by 25% last quarter. Really [...]

As the financial support and workplace flexibility under the Jobkeeper have ceased to apply to many organisations as from the 28th of September, it is important to be able to understand and [...]

When it comes to sourcing the right candidates to apply for your vacancy, it has always been challenging to say the least, but now especially during the COVID19 period when the Jobseeker payment [...]

Continuous feedback is one of the most effective ways of improving a person’s performance. In all my years of coaching, I have found that most business owners don’t give their team feedback [...]

Sponsors who are considering employing overseas skilled workers on a Subclass 457 (Temporary Work (Skilled)) visa, Subclass 482 (Temporary Skill Shortage) visa, or Subclass 494 (Skilled Employer [...]

The Queensland Government has taken a firm stance on the increasingly prevalent issue of ‘wage theft’ with the passing of the Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Wage Theft) Amendment Bill [...]

In some industries, including retail, health, community and employment services, workers may be in contact with persons who are confused, unwell and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs. [...]

If you are an Australian citizen or a permanent resident you cannot leave Australia due to current travel restrictions.  A person who fails to comply with the restrictions may commit a [...]

With more employees now working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that employers are prepared for the possibility of claims arising from injuries that are acquired from [...]

Most people view marketing as an expense and unfortunately for most businesses this is the case. Let me explain; because most business owners do not track where their leads come from, they do not [...]

In the wake of a recent inquiry into the actions of former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon, it is important for employees and employers to consider the prevalence and impact of sexual harassment [...]

Due to COVID-19 related travel bans Australia’s net migration intake in 2020-21 will be significantly lower than in previous years. States and territories across Australia have announced that [...]