by Shane Duffy | May 14, 2021 | Workplace
The Federal Budget handed down on 11 May 2021 was largely about job creation. Our employment recovery to date has been strong with unemployment currently sitting at 5.6% (which is back to pre-COVID levels). Employment and hours worked in March 2021 were both higher... 
by Shane Duffy | Nov 30, 2020 | Human Resources
A successful pay and total rewards strategy should help attract the best people, to get the best performance from them once they’re on the job and encourage them to stay with you for the long term. They must also have the objective of rewarding high performance (that... 
by Shane Duffy | Nov 18, 2020 | Human Resources
We all understand the benefits of retaining key employees in our business. High employee turnover directly impacts the bottom line, it stifles operations and the execution of business strategy and leads to customer dissatisfaction. Herbert Kelleher, the former CEO and... 
by Shane Duffy | May 25, 2020 | Coronavirus, Workplace
Returning to the workplace The federal government have announced a 3 step “roadmap to recovery” plan and State and Territory governments are slowly easing restrictions to their own respective timelines. What this means is that businesses are starting to think about... 
by Shane Duffy | Jul 26, 2019 | Human Resources, Workplace
The function of human resources, at its core, is to strategically manage an organisation’s workforce to get the most from its investment in people. However, in today’s world, that can encompass everything from the recruitment and onboarding of employees,... 