Category: Workforce Management

Employee Relation

Unions want to boost workplace umpire

By Samantha Maiden. Unions have asked the Rudd Government to boost the powers of the independent industrial umpire,...

Employee Relation

Workers face sack after one warning

By Brad Norington and Patricia Karvelas. New "one-strike" unfair dismissal laws for small business will give employers the...

Employee Retention

Sonny Bill urge may land you in...

By Henry Budd Imagine a rival company has offered you an equivalent role at three times your salary...

Employee Relation

Culture shock creates climate of quitters

By Amanda Horswill Forget quick-fix recruitment measures – get the basics right and no one will want to...

Employee Relation

Five short breaks like meat and three...

Get out of here … quick weekend breaks can also help boost energy levels and positivity, according to...

Employee Relation

Labor proves flexible on 38-hour week

By Patricia Karvelas and Brad Norington Kevin Rudd has gone out of his way to allay business concerns...

Employee Relation

Make yourself heard at work without shouting

By Henry Budd What you do can sometimes speak louder than what you say. Before they even open...

Employee Relation

Myriad choices for hands on training

By Henry Budd Selecting a career is only half the battle these days. Once a decision has been...

Employee Relation

Crafted with art and sole

By Henry Budd Shoemaker Andrew McDonald puts heart and "sole" into his work. A single pair of his...

Employee Relation

Deal with mental health

By Julia Stirling Depression has a major impact on the workplace and it is time to face the...