Business Advice
Legal
“Easy targets”: Business to pay $65,000 for underpaying 19 workers, not keeping records
A Brisbane labour-hire company has been ordered to pay more than $65,000 for underpaying 19 international workers and failing to keep records.
Politics
“Endless job insecurity”: Labor to enshrine casual conversion into law if elected
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants to enshrine casual conversion rights into law in a bid to help boost wages growth if elected.
Business Advice
Why success is simple, motivational speakers suck and Eye of The Tiger is dead to me
Motivators talk it up, but other than their speaking gig, most of them haven’t actually hands-on built a successful business.
Business Advice
A state-by-state guide to trading hours for ANZAC Day 2019
Confused about what businesses can and can't open this ANZAC Day? Here's a state-by-state guide for trading hours this public holiday.
Strategy
‘Just like a marriage’: How to keep business partnerships intact and fruitful
Just like a marriage or any significant partnership, it takes a lot more than chemistry to make a business partnership work.
Politics, Startup Analysis
A roller-coaster ride: A timeline of Australia’s scant investment in science and technology
Inconsistency and lack of unity over many years has led to reactivity from the STEM sector, rather than strategic long-term planning.
Legal
Worker sacked after asking for pay rise wins $4,000 compo payout
A worker dismissed on the spot after a dispute over pay has won a compensation payout after a Fair Work Commission hearing.
Strategy
Do this and get that: Your brand result depends on what you’re trading
You are achieving your brand today. Right now. Whatever you’re doing is contributing in some way. And right there is the power and the danger.
Legal
Childcare business ordered to pay $237,000 after defaming former employee
In a recent decision awarding $237,000 in damages to a victim of defamation, the Court reminded employers they also have obligations.
Strategy
