It is essential to understand where an Owner or Director sits with regards to head count, prior to certain action being taken by the business. A “Small Business Employer” is defined in the Fair Work Act as an employer with fewer than 15 employees, and has access to a number of concessions in relation to the termination of employees, such …

Australia is slowly heading back to work, New York is still bunkered down with very little chance of workplaces reopening before October, if this year.  There is no doubt that Covid-19 has changed each of us and depending on our individual experiences that change will be just as individual. We keep talking about business and work not returning to how …

Connection is very different for all of us right now.  No longer can we see our friends and extended family over a meal or drink at the bar, we can’t hug, we can’t even shake hands.  Our connection has become about video calls, text messages and waving from a safe six feet distance. Yet we all know connection is more …

On 8 April 2020, the Federal Government passed JobKeeper legislation to help businesses that are financially affected by COVID-19 to retain their employees. Our client Marsh & Partners held a webinar with our CEO Ben Watts to explain these amendments. Read the full article by Marsh & Partners here. If you missed out on the webinar, you can watch it …

I think we would all agree that this is the most uncertain time most of have ever been through.  The only thing that comes a very distant second for me was waiting for my babies to arrive, especially the first one but I still knew he had to come out eventually! As Leaders we don’t have any more answers than …

Most workplaces that can adopt working from home have now done so and it is important as business owners that we ensure our team are well supported throughout this time.  Many people haven’t worked from home on an ongoing basis and giving some guidance other than ‘get your work done’ is useful, especially when everything else is so uncertain! Here …

Some workplace tips & tricks to help deal with COVID-19 (coronavirus) while remaining grounded. It is easy to get carried away   Download our guide Responding to COVID-19   What COVID-19 is? Media coverage has been far and wide, but if you are still unsure COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a new virus, with symptoms ranging from a …

It is very well known that staff onboarding is one of the most important parts of the employee experience and recruitment process. However, as much as the welcoming of new employees is very important, there is an area which is always forgotten, but equally important. It is called the employee exit process or off boarding. When looking at the employee life cycle within your …

Written by Jay Stephens – Bill Butler You should never take being overworked for granted. Head and backache, constant tiredness, the inability to focus for extended periods, feeling overwhelming, insomnia and emotional exhaustion are all key warning signs of impending burnout. How many of these are you experiencing right now? Burnout is a big issue in Australian workplaces. It is something that as …

Another great guest blog, this time from Working Title HR – See the original at https://workingtitlehr.com/single-post/2019/06/24/SHRM19-Keynote-Brene-Brown Monday is underway, and that means one thing to me: Brene Brown. She’s a PhD, she’s a Social Worker, she’s a researcher, an author, a speaker on vulnerability, shame, and courage. And her TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability” is one of the 5 …