Business owners expend considerable cost and energy in protecting the reputation of their business. Employees who are engaged become very effective ambassadors for your business – they want to promote your business, its products, services and its branding. How can you support the engagement of your employees?
Read MoreMany businesses use social media as a marketing vehicle as well and so its acceptance is growing constantly. Despite this broad acceptance, business owners and managers will need to understand and manage the risks that come with the use of social media in the workplace.
Read MoreThe holiday season is essentially over and many of us are returning to work and finding it hard to adjust. Some of the adjustment is about traveling to and from work in traffic, others include spending time again with people you have not seen or spoken with for weeks, learning again how the computer works and even trying to remember your password.
Read MoreWhen a business considers engaging someone to perform work, often the decision is about whether to engage them as an employee or as a contractor. The decision is sometimes quite difficult and the difference has implications for items such as, yet not limited to, taxation, superannuation, control and liability.
Read MoreThe Fair Work Act, the Australian Taxation Office and other legislation places controls on the engagement of both contractors and employees.
Read MoreA code of conduct is an ideal way to realise desired employee behaviours and performance and to supplement business policies. It is a set of expectations and responsibilities of, or proper practices for an individual or organisation.
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