Thought Leadership (Commercial Content)

It’s common knowledge that often the best applicants are currently employed, however recent studies suggest that nine out of ten Australians are keen to know about a job opportunity regardless of h

In this current economic climate, many small businesses find themselves faced with the prospect of cutting wages costs.  Gone are the ‘boom’ years when the main concern was finding the right s

With the future of manufacturing, construction, innovation and development in Australia over the next 20 years of vital importance to the resource sector, it’s time to reset and rethink how we plan

Your budget for the next year is set and one of the casualties is learning and development; meanwhile your employees are asking what training is available in the coming year.  Bel

The changing Australian economy has resulted in a greater focus on operating costs for many businesses.  Employees are often an organisation's greatest resource, and typically they also repres

Recent disasters such as that in Orlando and Brussels have brought home the importance of social media during a crisis.

You might think you don’t compete against Uber. The reality is you do.We live in a world where we all need to continuously become more efficient.

Over the past 18 months the drivers in our industry have changed, some would argue for the worse but I would argue for the better.

The hard decisions have been made to consolidate your workforce to ensure your business continues to survive in an uncertain and volatile market.

The WA Mining Club’s latest Education Series unearthed an interesting discussion on innovation and technology. But are we doing it right? More of a good thing is not always better.

Downsizing…. Streamlining….. Restructuring…. Rationalising! Currently in Western Australia, these are all too common terms.

There are plenty of job seekers looking for work at the moment.

With the new ‘normal’ level of commodity prices and lower level of capital investment the resources industry requires every dollar of investment to stretch further and the need has arisen for more

Diversity in your workplace isn’t just a buzz phrase that will eventually fade from popularity.

Government departments are being thrown the challenge: improve customer service levels with the same or reduced costs.

The way systems should be introduced to a business is evolving quickly. At the same time, the necessity for a systems-based business is more evident than ever.

It’s fast becoming a deeply-embedded yearning of our time.

Most managers are concerned with how to retain their best or “rock-star” employees, particularly at a time when they may be unsettled with redundancies in other areas of the business,

It’s no secret that the Perth property market is currently skewed in favour of buyers.

Australia needs to leverage its existing Chinese population and deep pool of Chinese students to build its commercial links with China.

A veteran investigative journalist is documenting the challenges of keeping information private in an age of data threats.

A CSIRO expert picks seven megatrends that help explain our next 20 years.

With such prolific social media traffic and ever increasing accessibility, the line between personal and work related information has inevitably blurred.

Many employers feel the threat of an Unfair Dismissal claim is hanging over their head when considering terminating the employment of a staff member. 

"One cannot be forever innovating. I only want to create classics.” - Coco Chanel

Apartments will be key to Perth’s housing future as West Australians increasingly choose lifestyle over urban sprawl, experts say.

One in five Australian adults will experience a mental illness in any given year.  Mental illness may develop externally, or within the workplace and regardless of the cause the cost to employ

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) Full-Bench has handed down sweeping changes as part of the four yearly reviews that will affect the Annual Leave provisions of all Modern Awards.

Traditionally the performance management of individuals has not been afforded the same focus within the Not for Profit (NFP) sector as within the business sector, particularly when it comes to volu

The Fair Work Act 2009 was amended in 2014 to provide workers the right to make a complaint to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for an order to stop “bullying” behaviour in their workplace.

Whether an employee is not meeting a deadline or their standard of work is unacceptable, as a Manager it is your responsibility to provide prompt feedback to your employees.