The Flexible Work Revolution: Embracing Change in a Business World

by Rob Sheppard [Approx 4.5 min read] SME business owners face many challenges in today’s constantly changing employment landscape. A growing challenge that is not going away post-Covid, is the demand for flexible work arrangements from teams who have enjoyed the positive impact this has had on their lives. It is also a legislated area of the workplace – as many business owners are finding out. While compliance with laws is obviously essential, I thought I’d shed some light on …

Backpay above award payment

Paying above the award? Do it right the first time.

You’ve worked hard to make sure you’re competitive by paying your people a good wage for the work you need them to do and for your industry. Perhaps to the point that you pay a higher flat rate so you also don’t have the stress of constantly calculating overtime and all those confusing allowances? So it’s a bit of surprise one day to find that you’re still liable for back pay on overtime and allowances when a disgruntled employee asks …

Job growth – is your industry in here?

Well it’s official (sort of). Seek.com has recently released data (March 2018) from the last 12 months confirming the industries that topped their list of job ad growth. It’s perhaps not surprising to everyone West of the border that mining is leading the charge in Australia. The other industries showing job ad growth (images from SEEK.com article and from left to right in order of most growth) are:   The Australian Government Department of Jobs and Small Business Labour Market …