Employers Tips

Being in the recruitment game for over 20 years I see common mistakes made through the hiring process. Here are the 5 top mistakes and how to avoid making them, so you recruit right the first [...]

Do you know which products or services are the most profitable? Many business owners don’t, and this can result in you being really busy and not making the money you deserve. If you know which [...]

Despite the complexity of the Work Health & Safety Act [2011] and its regulations, the basic principle of legal compliance is fairly simple. However, before we get into the technical side, we [...]

Are you prepared to compete for today’s best talent? From shifts in candidate expectations to AI-powered hiring, recruitment trends continue to change from year to year. Below are recruitment [...]

Behind every successful business, there’s a strong team and behind every strong team, there is a great leader.   As we approach the end of the year, what will you do to take your [...]

Christmas parties are a great way to reward your workers at the end of a hard year – and they probably deserve it. However, there are legal implications and risks that come with too much [...]

In this age of entrepreneurs, innovative products are being made available to bridge ‘market gaps’ at an astonishing rate.  Unfortunately, many innovators lack the resources necessary to [...]

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

A job description is like a GPS, it gives directions in safe and accurate way to the correct destination. It is not just list of duties. Job description is a working document and offers several [...]

Earlier this month sparked the beginning stages of the implementation of the Human Rights Act (“the Act”) that was passed in Queensland on 27 February 2019. As part of the first stage of the [...]

Setting clear expectations with your clients, your team, your contractors and your suppliers is so important. STORY TIME: One of my previous businesses was a team building and training business. [...]

The cost of recruiting can sometimes be so high that it hinders businesses from employing new people even when they need to. There are so many things that could go wrong that most Employers dread [...]

  “Hang on, I have an employment contract in place, isn’t that enough?” That is a common statement amongst SME’s, but unfortunately nothing could be further from the truth. Let [...]

From time to time you might be seeking the experience, behaviours and characteristics that are common within a specific age group. Without being discriminatory and landing yourself in hot water, [...]

In a world that is focused on increasing productivity by implementing technology and machines, businesses in Australia are reconsidering the need for the roles that once played an integral part [...]

It can be easy to confuse quality over quantity. Just because there is more does not necessarily mean it’s better. I was reminded of this simple concept the other day when I sat down with a [...]

What is ‘Workplace Culture’ really about? Let’s start with what it’s NOT. Having a modern kitchen with an espresso machine is NOT. The cookie jar – (even though that would score some [...]

Despite the complexity of the Work Health & Safety Act, the basic principle of Workplace Safety is fairly simple. Here we would like to share with you the one single, most effective action [...]

During the interview stage, most employers and most employees will google as much information as they can about the other, and check their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles. It is still very common [...]