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Time for your workplace well-being to get a health check
Gary Martin | January 14, 2021Corporate wellness and workplace well-being are having a moment in the sun – even though some say they are simply making another comeback, Professor Gary Martin explains.
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Workers shouldn’t have to choose between 12% super or a pay rise
First 5000 | January 13, 2021Australians are likely to be financially worse off over their lifetime under a proposal being considered by the Morrison Government to give workers a choice of a super rise or a pay rise, The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) warned today.
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Ombudsman calls for new software-specific R&D Tax Incentive
First 5000 | January 12, 2021The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for an industry-specific R&D Tax Incentive, saying the current system is hampering investment and growth in the sector.
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ABS confirms bumper month of retail trade for November
First 5000 | January 11, 2021Australian retail sales increased 13.3 per cent last November, compared to the same time in 2019, according to official data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Aussie production soars, jobs to pick up in 2021
First 5000 | January 8, 2021Australian manufacturing production was at its highest level at the end of 2020 with industry jobs expected to increase in 2021, a survey on manufacturing trends has found.
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Why all businesses should let their customers pay like Uber
Adrian Floate | January 7, 2021COVID-19 and the resulting decline in business activity has made it necessary for businesses to provide safe, fast and easy payment options for customers, Adrian Floate explains
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Applying the learnings from 2020 to 2021
Craig West | January 6, 20212020 was certainly an unusual year – but like many other years in history, there are themes and learnings we can apply to what might happen going forward, Craig West explains.
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Grattan Institute’s annual summer recommended reading list
Danielle Wood | January 5, 2021Six thought-provoking works have made Grattan Institute’s annual Summer Recommended Reading List for the Prime Minister. Topics featured include coronavirus, climate change, Aboriginal lives matter, refugees and migration, female workforce participation, and recession.
Nearly one million young workers under the age of 35 have either closed their super accounts or now have less than $1000 in super as a result of the COVID Early Release Scheme, according to a new analysis by @aistbuzz first5000.com.au/blog/nearly-1-… #super #superannuation #covid19
Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 50,000 people between November and December 2020 according to the @ABSStats first5000.com.au/blog/employmen… #jobs #employment #jobkeeper
For small and medium-sized enterprises, access to cloud and edge computing to reduce infrastructure costs and empower printing at home is now more important than ever, according to @YSoft first5000.com.au/blog/how-organ… @Gartner_inc #printer #remotework #workingfromhome
A new report from @Businessau shows that despite the widespread damage and impact of COVID-19 and the bushfires on Australian businesses, 62 per cent of SMEs still have not taken out adequate cover. first5000.com.au/blog/vulnerabl… #insurance #bushfires #COVID19
The @ASBFEO @KateCarnellAus is calling on the Federal Government to change JobKeeper rules to allow struggling small businesses to replace staff. first5000.com.au/blog/jobkeeper… #jobkeeper #smes #covid19
The final report from ‘A Vision for Australia 2020’ @GlobalAccessAu Summit examines the issues of national resilience and highlights recommendations to safeguard Australia against future threats. first5000.com.au/blog/how-to-im… @DXCTechnology @A_Sinodinos #resilience #gapsummit
The @vicchamber is seeking your assistance to better inform the public debate over the need for payroll tax reform in Australia by participating in the Payroll Tax on Australian Business Survey. first5000.com.au/blog/have-your… #payrolltax #haveyoursay
Corporate wellness and workplace well-being are having a moment in the sun – even though some say they are simply making another comeback, Professor Gary Martin CEO of @aiminwa explains. first5000.com.au/blog/time-for-… #wellbeing #corporatewellness
@First5000 @KateCarnellAus We welcome submissions supporting our long-held position on this issue, including @Atlassian's reported ‘strong endorsement’ of an interim recommendation to clarify the existing scheme and put a time-limit on any potential clawback action. Retweeted by First 5000
Aussies are likely to be financially worse off over their lifetime under a proposal being considered by the Morrison Government to give workers a choice of a super rise or a pay rise, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees warned first5000.com.au/blog/workers-s… @aistbuzz #super
The @ASBFEO @KateCarnellAus has called for an industry-specific R&D Tax Incentive, saying the current system is hampering investment and growth in the sector. first5000.com.au/blog/ombudsman… #research #taxincentives #smes
Australian retail sales increased 13.3 per cent last November, compared to the same time in 2019, according to official data released today by @ABSStats first5000.com.au/blog/abs-confi… @retailaustralia
Australian manufacturing production was at its highest level at the end of 2020 with industry jobs expected to increase in 2021, the @AusChamber-@Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends has found. first5000.com.au/blog/aussie-pr… #manufacturing #production #industry
COVID-19 and the resulting decline in business activity has made it necessary for businesses to provide safe, fast and easy payment options for customers, Adrian Floate of @Cirralto explains. first5000.com.au/blog/why-all-b… #covid19 #payments
2020 was certainly been an unusual year – but like many other years in history, there are themes and learnings we can apply to what might happen going forward, Craig West of @SuccessionPlus explains first5000.com.au/blog/applying-… #EmployeeEngagement #covid19
Six thought-provoking works have made @GrattanInst's annual Summer Recommended Reading List for the Prime Minister. #coronavirus #climatechange #Aboriginallivesmatter #refugees #migration #femaleworkforceparticipation #recession. first5000.com.au/blog/grattan-i…
As your return to work draws closer, there is a good chance you will be thinking about what you want to achieve in your career over the next 12 months — what to do more of and perhaps even what to do less of. Professor Gary Martin CEO of @AIMinWA explains first5000.com.au/blog/new-year-…
I’d like to thank our contributors, readers and Global Access Partners on what has been an extraordinary year for First 5000 and businesses in Australia. We saw record readership and I am delighted to share our top 20 most read stories of 2020 first5000.com.au/blog/first-500… #resilience
The publisher of First 5000, @GlobalAccessAu, tackled the challenges posed by COVID social distancing measures by successfully moving its administration and events online. Catherine Fritz-Kalish explains. first5000.com.au/blog/2020-silv… #covid19 #coronavirus #onlineevents #resilience
Australians turned to retail therapy to counter feelings of loneliness or to stave off boredom and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns, a new report by @MonashUni researchers has found. first5000.com.au/blog/aussies-s… #retail #covid19 #coronavirus