December is a great time for both preparing for the year ahead and reviewing what we’ve achieved in the year past. You might be familiar with completing an annual employee review, but do you perform an annual business review? Reflecting on what you thought you would do, vs. what you did, especially for your employee practices, provides you with a valuable starting point for improving in 2019.
Open plan workplaces have been on trend for many years, whilst closed plan or cubicle style work is often seen to be outdated. There’s research out there to support whichever argument you want to win, so rather than tell you which solution for your business is ‘best’, we thought we’d share some of the pros and cons we’ve experienced!
As we head into summer, the days get longer, warmer and where we are, on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, more humid too! Working safely is always a priority, so ensuring employers and employees understand the impacts hot weather can have on safety is paramount. We’ve compiled a few tips to help your team get through summer. … keep reading
October is Safe Work Month, a month dedicated to bringing education and awareness programs to workplaces, to improve safety standards across Australia. To help improve safety participation in your workplace, we’ve collated some of our favourite WHS websites, plus you can always check out our blog for many blog posts on the top of safety in the workplace!
Earlier this week, we recognised National Boss Day. A unique day to thank the bosses who have had a positive impact on your working life. Today, we’re reflecting on ways to improve in this important role.
Most bosses like to think they are a great boss. Most aren’t directly going out of their way to be bad boss, and sometimes mistakes can get made (bosses are only human too). However, like everything, there can be room for improvement and we think there are certain skills and attributes that are imperative to becoming a great boss!
It’s Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW). This week is all about valuing mental health. www.qldmentalhealthweek.org.au have shared 6 great steps to value your mental health, including:
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently announced significant changes for the retail industry, that have come as a surprise to many Australian retailers in the lead up to Christmas.
From 1 November 2018, casual employees engaged under the General Retail Award 2010 will be entitled to an additional 15% pay for all work performed on a Saturday. This is up from the additional 10% when working between 7am – 6pm on a Saturday (plus their casual loading of 25%). … keep reading