As I write this there is a teachers’ strike across Victoria creating havoc for many working parents. My wife Rachel, the joint managing dire…
As I write this there is a teachers’ strike across Victoria creating havoc for many working parents. My wife Rachel, the joint managing dire…
The days of a 9 to 5 desk job are a distant memory for many of us. Now we’re expected to get the job done whenever and wherever required, wh…
The passage last week of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 has been lauded as a significant improvement on its predecessor, the Equal O…
A recent SmartCompany survey was created to take a look at the major gripes that people have in the office. These are things that range from…
I have had four bosses this year and with a new round of restructures I have just inherited a bunch of losers! With a recruitment freeze in …
As business owners and employers, we’ve all been there. We’ve all experienced that euphoric high you feel when you find ‘the one’ from the p…
Respect is a hot topic at work and in politics! Mainly this is because we have such an array of disrespectful behaviours that get into the m…
It is a measure of what a disaster ‘WorkChoices’ was for Australia that the Coalition can’t even go back to something that isn’t it. In a…
Persistence – it is the power to keep going when the world is telling you to stop. But sometimes there are days where you feel like just g…
This article first appeared on November 19, 2008. Dear Aunty B, It’s only mid-November but it feels like my clients are shutting up shop e…
The Federal Court has upheld an employer’s right to subject workers to mandatory drug and alcohol tests in a judgment welcomed by business…
A growing legislative onus to accommodate staff with caring responsibilities won’t always mesh with your business as it stands. You need t…
