Working from home isn’t tanking the economy, no matter what the ‘back to work’ brigade have to say
Should workers be forced back into the office so they'll spend more money on CBD businesses? If so, what happens to the businesses where they're spending now?
Mariah Carey and the risk of legal overreach on trademarks
While cases likely cause little reputational damage to celebrities, overzealous trademark actions can cause real embarrassment for some of the world’s biggest brands.
Adam Schwab: How Redbubble’s share price burst in 18 months
While Redbubble investors have seen the value of their shareholdings plummet, one canny investor managed to sell millions of dollars of Redbubble shares for more than five times its current price.
Why time and attendance software won’t drive staff away
There is a perception that employees are resistant to time and attendance solutions, but that comes from a lack of understanding and communication about both the business and employee benefits of this software.
Trent Innes: How to avoid ‘hope hiring’ in the war for talent
'Hope hiring' is when you create a list of the skills you think are needed to get the job done, and when someone ticks those boxes you give them an offer and hope it works out, says former Xero MD Trent Innes.
Increased migration will do little to address skills shortages. Instead it will push up house prices
The only benefit from increasing migration, as is likely to happen as a result of the Jobs and Skills Summit, will flow to homeowners and property developers.
Peter Strong: Discussion on collective bargaining is great, but small business needs protection against union intimidation
There must be better protection of business people and their employees from unions if any discussion around multi-employer agreements is to be entertained.
Why ignoring mental health can undermine the Jobs and Skills Summit results
There is a direct correlation between mental health and several issues the Jobs and Skills Summit is trying to solve.
Australia consistently undervalues ‘soft skills’ in the workplace. The Jobs Summit can change this
This week's jobs summit is a chance to increase the emphasis on skills that are harder to mark but are still extremely important.
Why taking a person-centric approach to disability employment can reap long-term benefits
Unfortunately, a lot of disability employment services focus on placement, not outcomes. This often involves shoehorning people into things they’re not interested in, ultimately setting them up for failure in a new job.
The Jobs Summit must deliver a solution for struggling food and hospitality businesses
Hospitality and food businesses are hurting more than ever before and it’s largely due to a lack of employees, writes Foodbomb co-founder Josh Goulburn.
Jennifer Westacott and Sally McManus demonstrate the power of collaboration as Jobs Summit approaches
In a television appearance, Westacott and McManus shared a type of leadership and conciliation that we haven’t seen much of lately.