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Flexible work helps blood pressure, sleep, mental health  2/18/2010
Flexible work helps blood pressure, sleep, mental health
There is evidence to suggest that flexible working might be beneficial for employees' health if they are allowed to have input into their own working patterns, a review by Cochrane ...
Recovery requires balance, commitment & leadership  2/18/2010
Recovery requires balance, commitment & leadership
The 2010 federal Budget must set Australia's economy on course to continue its run of economic growth over the coming decade, BCA President Graham Bradley says.
Management tips employees would give their bosses  1/28/2010
Management tips employees would give their bosses
The following tips primarily lead back to the golden rule "treat others as you would like to be treated". As an employer, place yourself in the employee's shoes. How would you like ...
Industries to fly and fall in 2010  1/27/2010
Industries to fly and fall in 2010
While 2009 proved to be a tough year, characterised by rising unemployment and economic gloom, the new year may well bring good tidings for some Australian businesses, with projected ...
ACCI calls on employers to take on an apprentice  1/25/2010
ACCI calls on employers to take on an apprentice
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia's largest and most representative business organisation, welcomed the announcement last week by Federal Minister ...
The 'torque' about SEW's brakes  1/22/2010
The 'torque' about SEW's brakes
The latest range of 'motor-integrated' electromagnetic disk brakes from leading drive solutions group, SEW-Eurodrive, can be customised to match the specific torque and voltage ...
Differences between a leader and a manager  1/12/2010
Differences between a leader and a manager
There should be no differences between a leader and a manager. The two 'titles' should coexist with one another, but often times a manager lacks leadership abilities. In order to be ...
Processing company fined $60,000 over death of worker  12/16/2009
Processing company fined $60,000 over death of worker
A Geraldton lobster processing company has been fined $60,000 for failing to provide a work environment free from hazards after an employee died as a result of a workplace fall in ...
Jargon in business publications alienates customers  12/15/2009
Jargon in business publications alienates customers
Using business jargon is common amongst colleagues in specific industries, but the acronyms, language and lingo spoken in these circles is typically not so well known outside the ...
Changes to GST formula biggest threat to NSW budget  12/15/2009
Changes to GST formula biggest threat to NSW budget
The 2009-10 half-yearly Budget review released recently by NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal provided further confirmation that the NSW economy was strengthening, said NSW Business ...
Boosting AUS productivity through education and training  12/14/2009
Boosting AUS productivity through education and training
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia's largest and most representative business organisation, has set out the case for boosting Australia's productivity ...
How to successfully build a great management team  12/10/2009
How to successfully build a great management team
A company is not a democracy – it's better. In a democracy, the majority wins. In a good management team, all positive input wins, and all negative input is dismissed. Achieving that ...
Crisis did not cut hours during the economic downturn  12/10/2009
Crisis did not cut hours during the economic downturn
During the global financial crisis workers who stayed in their jobs did not reduce their working hours, despite widespread government and commentator claims that cuts in hours had ...
Less than a month left to take advantage of 50% tax break  12/8/2009
Less than a month left to take advantage of 50% tax break
NSW Business Chamber is reminding NSW’s small business owners that they have less than a month left to take advantage of the Federal Government’s 50 percent small business tax break ...
CPRS: Business reprieve should not defer investment  12/7/2009
CPRS: Business reprieve should not defer investment
The rejection by the Senate of the Carbon Pollution Seduction Scheme legislation provides an opportunity to iron out remaining flaws in scheme design and timing, but should not be ...
Fair Work AUS’s minimum wage panel appointed  12/4/2009
Fair Work AUS’s minimum wage panel appointed
The Minister for Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, has announced the three specialist members of Fair Work Australia's Minimum Wage Panel.
Manufacturing growth remains modest but currency bites  12/4/2009
Manufacturing growth remains modest but currency bites
Manufacturing activity grew for the fourth consecutive month in November with the latest Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...
SA makes plans to clean-up in the clean up business  12/2/2009
SA makes plans to clean-up in the clean up business
South Australia has all the skills, resources and institutional framework required to create a new national export industry servicing the land and water clean-up needs of site ...
How to deal with unproductive staff  12/1/2009
How to deal with unproductive staff
Dealing with an unproductive staff can be a challenge for even the most experienced leader. There could be many reasons that are feeding the productivity problem, and once the issue ...
Govt construction drives non-residential building rebound  11/30/2009
Govt construction drives non-residential building rebound
The dramatic plunge in Australia's non-residential building sector during 2008/09 is set to be halted by the large injections of government funds flowing into the education and health ...
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