Women good for business
We need more women in the workforce if we want to remain competitive on the global stage.
Careers
Brave new hot-desk world
Love it or loathe it, hot-desking and working in collaborative spaces represents the future for offices.
Generational tags irrelevant
Employers are being encouraged to ignore generational stereotypes in Australian workplaces.
Young gun the economy
Unlike general unemployment, which bounced back after the GFC, teenage and youth unemployment rates did not.
DeakinDigital offers IT masters
DeakinDigital hopes to bridge the gap between information technology education and workforce expertise.
Time to act on gender pay gap
When tAustralian women have to work two extra months a year to achieve the same pay as a man, there is a problem.
How get a rise from the boss
Fear of rejection or conflict put most people off asking for a pay rise.
Target kids to close gap
The federal government spends more than $25 billion a year on Closing the Gap but advocates doubt it is working.
Smooth workplace, happy team
Change is the new constant in our personal lives as well as our work.
Workout: Dentist more fun
A new survey leaves no doubt what job-hunters think about employment sites and the effort of looking for work.
Accountability is a two-way street
Recent ASIC research found that almost 75 per cent of 2012-13 failures were caused by poor strategic management.
Use staff to meet IT demand
Recruitment specialists say the best way for businesses to adapt to increasing workforce digitisation is to multiskill staff.
Workout: Long time looking
A report by member-based advisory company CEB has found the average time to fill a vacant position rose 62 per cent between 2010 and this year.
Company culture is the key
Bayer’s Isadore Payne thinks too many Australian companies focus on engagement alone.
Where work experience fails students
We know many businesses do offer work experience, but only to the students known through employees or clients.
HR big data can help business
Business can make better use of data and analytics to drive fast, fact-based decisions on its investment in people.
Chalk one up
An Adelaide company has developed an app that helps schools find replacements for relief teachers at short notice.
Someone to turn to on ethics
One of your collegues is performing well and due for a promotion, but is using methamphetamines on weekend. What do you do?
Disability standard coming soon
Disability activist Caroline Casey plans to introduce an international standard for disability employment in Australia.
Keep your customers coming back
Effective business communications systems are vitally important. They eliminate confusion and foster a happy and healthy workplace.
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