Running your business from home? There’s a tax trap you need to know about
Are you considering giving up your leased commercial business premises to instead run your business from home? If so, there could be important CGT implications down the track.
Manufacturer saves 29 weeks pay after Fair Work Commission slashes workers’ redundancy payouts
The Fair Work Commission has slashed redundancy entitlements for four manufacturing workers after their employer provided evidence to show they could not afford to pay the full amounts.
Pay cuts and reduced hours: What can you ask employees to do during coronavirus, and what happens if they start working for a competitor in the meantime?
If you’ve introduced pay cuts during coronavirus it is important to understand that your employees may need to look elsewhere to top up their salary. Here's where you stand legally.
Want to know the real secret of success? Go to ‘client university’
Really talking to your clients will help you to do well in business — and you just might learn a few life lessons too, says Ian Whitworth.
Working from home? Here’s what you can claim in your tax return
With many Australians working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, tax time will be a different affair this year. Here’s what you need to know about claiming tax deductions for your expenses while working from home.
“It’s the best thing I’ve done for my career”: How COVID-19 has given us the chance to embrace a four-day work week
A four-day work week can help men to achieve a better career/family-life balance, says fathers' advocate Rob Sturrock. Here's how.
“Yesterday’s spam may very well be today’s business opportunity”: The lessons companies can learn from the COVID-19 lockdown
Many businesses have had to pivot their operations during the lockdown, but the lessons learned will help them in a post-COVID world, says Kate Save.
Can’t see the who for all the hubris? How to overcome office egos and find the best leaders
Good leadership is not easy and some people who think they're management material, really aren't. Here's how to overcome their hubris.
Here to stay: Remote work, virtual events and online training are likely to be the norm in the post-COVID world
Businesses are preparing for a 'new normal' after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. But what will that workforce actually look like?
“We simply can’t stop”: Why the time was right for DivTal to level the employment playing field
Despite hiring freezes caused by the COVID-19 economic downturn, the time was right for diversity-focused recruitment startup DivTal to launch.
Counting the cost: Australia’s most vulnerable people have been hardest hit by COVID-19 economic downturn, research shows
The latest HILDA Survey shines a light on those most vulnerable to the COVID-19 economic downturn: low-wage workers, women and young people.
“Community is a catalysing force”: How leaders and managers can promote diversity and inclusion
As the world confronts systemic racism and prejudice, business leaders and managers must find ways to promote diversity and inclusion in their communities.
