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  • Employers need to get ready for JobKeeper now

    First 5000     |     April 16, 2020

    The new JobKeeper Payment has passed through parliament and the Australian Taxation Office is working to assist businesses to access the scheme, helping them to retain their employees. The program will 

  • CompTIA launches COVID-19 Resources Forum for tech community

    First 5000     |     April 15, 2020

    CompTIA, a trade association for the global information technology (IT) industry, has launched the COVID-19 Resources Forum, an interactive online 

  • Professional bodies to give advice regarding access to Super

    First 5000     |     April 15, 2020

    Five major Australian professional bodies – CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), SMSF Association (SMSFA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)
     

  • Huge hit to business sector from Coronavirus: NAB

    First 5000     |     April 15, 2020

    Both business confidence and conditions recorded their largest monthly falls on record in March, according the latest NAB Monthly Business Survey. Business confidence fell to -66 index
     

  • Antarctic expedition leader reveals how you can lead through a crisis

    First 5000     |     April 14, 2020

    As we enter times of uncertainty, social distancing and essentially lockdown, how do we lead our teams and families through this crisis?

    Someone who is familiar with total isolation

     

  • VPN is back but don’t forget device hygiene

    First 5000     |     April 14, 2020

    The digitalised capability of today’s workforce means that, while people in Australia and New Zealand are being urged to self-isolate, many businesses are encouraging employees to work from home to 

  • JobKeeper will deliver a lifeline to workers and businesses: CPAs

    First 5000     |     April 9, 2020

    The Government’s JobKeeper bills that received Royal Assent and are now law will enable the delivery of critical financial relief for the hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of 

  • Iconic Australian brand swaps high fashion for scrubs

    First 5000     |     April 9, 2020

    Answering the government call to Australian manufacturers to retool to help the cause, Melbourne-based fashion brand, Fella Hamilton has redeployed designers, pattern cutters, sewers and dispatch staff in their Victorian 

  • On the offensive against COVID-19 cyber criminals

    First 5000     |     April 8, 2020

    Cyber experts from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) are cracking down on offshore cyber criminals who are targeting Australian households and businesses through devious scams and attacks. Telecommunications firms have also 

  • Virtual offices stay open as essential business infrastructure

    First 5000     |     April 8, 2020

    Virtual offices throughout Australia remain open to help businesses during the Covid-19 crisis. With all non-essential businesses either closing their doors or implementing new remote working policies, virtual office services are 

  • Here’s how to protect yourself from COVID-19 themed cyber scams

    First 5000     |     April 7, 2020

    An overload of COVID-19 communication sets the perfect scene for malicious actors, says a UNSW cybersecurity expert. With a full lockdown looming, working remotely is expected to be the new
     

  • Labor SA targets employers not COVID: COSBOA

    First 5000     |     April 7, 2020

    Automatically blaming employers for COVID-19 won’t stop the disease but will stop employment, according to COSBOA. COSBOA said the South Australian Labor opposition is proposing a bill in the Legislative Council 

  • On-demand support via smartphone app booms during coronavirus pandemic

    First 5000     |     April 6, 2020

    An Australian tech start-up providing 24/7 on-demand physical and psychological support to companies and institutions says mental health is emerging as the major issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sonder
     

  • Proactively preparing key to avoiding scams: Upstream  

    First 5000     |     April 6, 2020

    Australians lost more than half a billion dollars to scams in 2019.[1] Scams come in in various guises; some are via a phone call or text message while others arrive 

  • Gov investment in airfreight welcomed by Australian vegetable growers

    First 5000     |     April 3, 2020

    AUSVEG, the industry representative for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed the announcement of the AUD$110 million International Freight Assistance Mechanism from the Federal Government this week,
     

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