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Are you getting ready for the reintroduction of unfair dismissal laws on 1 July? The Federal Government is. And they are obviously expecting…

Hi Aunty,

The family says hi.
I know every second company wants to save us money on telephone calls. But I believe there are companie…

Richard Pratt has died. But in the wake of his death an extraordinary debate has broken out. In a nutshell, how will Pratt be remember…

Dear Aunty B,

I just attended a networking event where I was snubbed and ignored.

First I walked into a room of grey suits, and it w…

I feel like this is a difficult time to push for new things at work. Everyone seems to feel it’s a time to STOP spending, developing and mar…

The new Fair Work act comes into operation on 1 July 2009.  OK, most employers know that, but why would they want to worry about it befor…

In both my role as a business owner of griffin+row and my role as a mentor of CEOs, it is clear to me that in good and bad times marketing i…

Hi Aunty B, 
 
I read that some companies are being encouraged to consider reducing the working week to four days (80%) in lieu of f…

So you have just called all the staff together and sung happy birthday to an employee around a cake. The employee in his thank you speech…

Planning for 2009-10? The confusion means it’s a bit like trying to read your tea leaves at the bottom of your cup. But here are some ideas….

There are three clear stages to achieve authentic, real employer branding communications. I discussed in the previous entry stage one – w…

Dear Aunty B,
 
I am doing budgets and need to cut. I have an employee who I thought would be a star and paid too much when I hired h…