People

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. 

The Albanese government's historic Jobs and Skills Summit is into its second and final day, and already big changes are afoot for the future of work in Australia.

An early theme of this week's Jobs Summit has been breaking down gender barriers and increasing the participation of women in the workforce.

The government will bring in early legislation for multi-employer bargaining this year, along with a range of other changes to the industrial relations system.

'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. 

Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wood opened the hotly-anticipated Jobs Summit with a rousing keynote speech declaring full employment should be "our economic lodestar".

On the dawn of the Jobs Summit, COSBOA has refuted claims its in-principle agreement with union leaders could undermine the case for business interests.

“Quiet quitting” may be a new workplace phenomenon hitting the corporate world, but it turns out managers are guilty of a more passive-aggressive movement themselves: quiet firing. 

Too often people experience leaders who lead in an imbalanced and uncentered way, focused too much on results or too much on relationships. This can lead to a toxic culture.

F45 co-founder Adam Gilchrist appears to have kept a low profile since leaving the company last month, as the Australian-born fitness business fights back from a bruising financial report.

There must be better protection of business people and their employees from unions if any discussion around multi-employer agreements is to be entertained.

There is a direct correlation between mental health and several issues the Jobs and Skills Summit is trying to solve.