Category: Employee Retention

Employee Retention

Businesses embrace paid parental leave

By Cecily-Anna Bennett     Most businesses that offer paid parental leave have no plans to decrease payments in light...

Employee Retention

AIM survey shows workers want out

By Julia Stirling Demotivated, bored, sad, angry and apathetic. These were the words used by employees to describe...

Employee Retention

Fair Work Act branded 'difficult'

Employers in the resources sector claim the Fair Work Act is making their life harder and see trouble...

Employee Retention

Employers 'should help flood victims'

By Michael Lund     Employers should be ready to deal with any ongoing problems with staff affected by...

Employee Retention

Industrial laws change direction

By Judith Sloan    The Fair Work Act has had its first birthday, and the impact of some...

Employee Retention

Rising wages biggest threat to business growth

By Peter Taylor Wage costs have dethroned taxes as the biggest constraint on business investment in Australia as...

Employee Retention

Parental leave 'to ease skills crisis'

Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme commences on 1 January 2011, but a survey conducted by recruiting...

Employee Retention

Workplace deal sets new standard

By Ewan Hannan Staff at transport giant Linfox are the beneficiaries of a groundbreaking new workplace deal. Linfox...

Employee Retention

Worker hours intervention

By Kate Southam Most Australians are either working too much or too little according to new research by...

Employee Retention

Interest rate rise could impact jobs

By Kate Southam The Reserve Bank’s shock interest hike on Melbourne Cup Day could impact Australia’s employment growth...