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Why hiring the best person beats hiring the best resume 9/28/2015

"Well, they looked good on paper." If you've ever said that about a recruitment misjudgement you're far from alone. Resumes are designed to make candidates look good; they're ...

China FTA: farming industry calls for less politics, more goal kicks 9/10/2015

According to Simon Talbot, Chief Executive Officer of the National Farmers' Federation, political point scoring on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is a distraction from ...

Manufacturing company pays Sri Lankan visa-holders just $8 an hour 9/2/2015

A Sydney manufacturing company and one of its directors will face Court after allegedly paying a Sri Lankan couple as little as $8 an hour.

4 Creative Job Perks That Cost You Little and Gain a Lot 9/2/2015

The connotations of the word 'perk' seem to be as negative as they are positive these days. Yet there are genuine company perks that can make a big difference to staff morale, ...

Ai Group: VIC long service scheme may cost employers $4m per year 8/27/2015

In a major submission to the Inquiry into Portability of Long Service Leave Entitlements for Victorian Workers, the Australian Industry Group has demonstrated that a portable long ...

Truckies under pressure: freight costs cut by $13m despite huge profit 8/27/2015

Wesfarmers announced it has cut its freight costs by $13 million at a time when its revenue growth is up 3.8 per cent. Coles' revenues were up two per cent to $38 billion, the results ...

6 Tips for Employing a Customer Loyalty Program That Works 8/24/2015

If all our customers had the sort of loyalty a dog has for his master we'd have nothing to worry about. Unfortunately customer loyalty is as fickle as fashion and as reliable as the ...

Small business mood subdued amid some signs of improvement 8/19/2015

The mood among small businesses remained subdued in the June quarter but declines in sentiment have moderated on most measures and some indicators are showing signs of improvement, ...

Why it's time to bring manufacturing back to Australia 8/16/2015

If you're old enough to be nostalgic about the 1960s, wistful thoughts probably revolve around black suited Beatles rather than boom times in manufacturing.

25 factory workers underpaid $45,000 due to unchecked system error 8/16/2015

A computer error has resulted in 25 factory workers at Nambucca Heads on the NSW North Coast being short-changed their leave entitlements for eight years.

Aust manufacturing & rural exports experienced growth in 2014-15 8/5/2015

Australia's services, manufacturing and rural exports experienced strong growth in 2014-15, cushioning the impact of lower resource export earnings.

Australian PMI: Manufacturing stabilises in July 8/2/2015

Activity across the Australian manufacturing sector stabilised in July, after contracting in June, with the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

10 Great Podcasts For Business Managers 8/2/2015

Podcasts aren't exactly new, but only recently have they started to be taken seriously as a medium. For years they were the online equivalent of amateur radio whereby a few profoundly ...

Making innovation a priority in your industry 7/29/2015

Innovation is the cornerstone of business. In fact, penetration into a specific industry by a startup is driven by a new idea or a unique operating model.

6 ways 3D printing is revolutionising manufacturing 7/24/2015

In this day and age, there is no denying the incredible impact that 3D printing has had, not only on the landscape of manufacturing, but in numerous other fields as well. Even the ...

How to organise your warehouse for optimal performance 7/20/2015

You might have the most popular products in town, but they won't stay popular for long if your warehouse is a circus.

Best ways to sell your farm produce 7/20/2015

Right, so you've got a wonderful piece of fertile land, a sympathetic climate, a great team of workers, and all the knowledge and skills to generate first class produce. That's a ...

Ai Group: QLD budget 'sound' but immediate pressures remain 7/17/2015

Ai Group Queensland State Director Jemima Dunn expressed approval of the 2015-16 Queensland budget’s view to improve State finances through debt reduction and encouraging the greater ...

How to become an Australian certified organic farm 7/15/2015

There was a time not long ago when organic farming was a quaint, largely ignored niche occupied by the farming equivalent of potters and tree huggers. Or that may have been the ...

AMWU calls on Abbott Govt to sustain naval shipbuilding industry 7/13/2015

According to the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU), the latest report of the Senate Inquiry into naval shipbuilding paints a 'grim' picture of the perilous future faced ...

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