Forget the table tennis: here’s what *really* attracts top talent.

by Karen Felton [Approx 3 min read] As Hr and recruitment specialists, we are well placed to observe the emerging trends impacting recruitment and selection through the perspectives of our candidates and clients. A key trend we have been observing is well known to most in a post-COVID business world – a persistent focus from applicants on the importance of workplace flexibility. No so well documented is the impact of a positive company culture. In talking with my Hr colleagues …

Right to Disconnect Puts the ‘Off’ in Office Hours.

by Rob Sheppard and Taylah Cooper [IMPORTANT NOTE: this article has been updated as at 06/03/24] [Approx 3.5 min read] The balance between work and life has become an almost continual topic of conversation in the post-Covid SME business world. With the Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 (the ‘amendment’) passing into law, there is now a legal ‘right to disconnect’ for Australian workers established. This amendment to the Fair Work Act 2009 is an attempt to place …

Building better businesses from the lessons of 2023

by Rob Sheppard [Approx 3 min read] In Australia, workforce management for SMEs has witnessed a transformative [perhaps even ‘seismic’] shift in both legislation and the way office and technology-based roles now work. Looking back at our articles over the year, it was evident that the journey to this transformation has been marked by both significant changes and opportunities to grow. Here is a snapshot of just some of the year as we saw it: The flexible [hybrid] work revolution …