April/May is a hard month to manage as a business owner, we have week after week of four days, limiting capacity. Throw in school holidays, parenting commitments and the lingering Covid challenges and we have a challenging month to negotiate! We have seen a spike in recruitment requests from clients in March and early April. It is good to know …
‘Forecast inflation increases will add wage pressure in an already candidate tight market’ After attending a QLD Leaders industry expert lunch recently, I couldn’t stop thinking about retention, retention, retention. An economist at the lunch predicted a 4.25% inflation figure (a big jump from almost nothing over the past 2 COVID years). Inflation has been low the last few COVID-19 …
Privilege is power when used to support and empower others! Thank you, Business Chicks Australia for having us at this year’s International Women’s Day #BreakTheBias event in Brisbane! Our team takeaway’s from the day was “Our opportunities don’t match our internal narratives” – Kemi Nekvapil. Message from Ben Watts, CEO of wattsnext Group Happy International Women’s Day to the magnificent current female members of the …
Masks have largely been used throughout the pandemic, with it being mandatory to wear a mask in most public settings. Finally, to demonstrate some progress toward returning to our pre-pandemic norms, mask restrictions have been lifted from the first week of March (with different dates and restrictions depending on your state). Note: VIC and QLD are easing the restrictions the …
Ben and Anita attended the March Queensland Leader event held at Brisbane City Hall. As usual, we spent the initial part of the night mentoring a couple of businesses as part of the Expert Mentoring Sessions. Being a Queensland Leaders industry expert means that each month we get to share our experience, small business knowledge and practical advice with awesome …
Australians, particularly businesses within the South East Queensland region, are currently experiencing natural disasters, including floods and severe storms. These weather conditions have impacted many businesses’ operations due to damage, impacted road conditions and work available for their staff. It is crucial to understand what obligations and options you have as an Employer in navigating these circumstances with regard to …
The end of 2021 is just around the corner. Let the celebrations begin! Hopefully, the Pandemic is ready to give us some rest, but it has been another challenging year, and Christmas may not be a jolly time for everyone. So this is a great opportunity to connect with your staff one on one and make sure they are okay …
In our 4th webinar of the New and Middle Management Series, Clint will discuss what delegation is all about and provide some frameworks on how to delegate. You may remember that in our first session of the series, we have mentioned that as a manager, you should give up the doing to move more and more into the managing of people …
2021 recruitment market has been like nothing we have seen before. We experienced unexpected scenarios like multiple counteroffers to retain or acquire staff, 20% increases in salaries, candidates accepting multiple offers at once and then pulling out just before the start date (yes, it did happen more than once!). Now, it has been hard to predict what the future holds …
Southeast Queensland is going into a lockdown starting at 4pm Saturday 31st July til 4pm Sunday 8th August. The lockdown restrictions will be reviewed over the weekend. Anyone in the affected areas will be required to stay at home except for essential reasons. You can only leave your residence for limited permitted purposes such as: obtaining essential goods or services, including healthcare (including vaccinations) exercise attending …
