Business
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Survey shows 3 in 4 Australians’ mental health and wellbeing has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
First 5000 | October 12, 2020Six months into COVID-19, 74 per cent of Australians have identified concerns for their mental health and wellbeing.
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Time to come clean about overqualified job seekers
Gary Martin | October 9, 2020With the pandemic pushing unemployment rates up, you might think the most highly qualified and experienced job seekers will be first to be snapped up as new opportunities emerge. Professor Gary Martin explains this isn’t the case for many mature workers.
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Bendigo’s Optimism ideal template for Regional Australia Manufacturing Model
First 5000 | October 2, 2020The City of Bendigo has given Australia the ‘model’ to revive regional Australia’s cities and towns and the nation’s manufacturing industry based on optimism, pride, innovation and invention.
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Training for jobs of the future: NSW recovery initiative
First 5000 | September 21, 2020More than 100,000 people across NSW will have the opportunity to reskill for the jobs of the future thanks to the NSW Government’s Skilling for Recovery initiative.
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Family businesses key to Australia’s recovery post-COVID-19
First 5000 | September 18, 2020Family businesses will be key to Australia’s economic recovery from the coronavirus recession, according to Australia’s peak body for family businesses, Family Business Australia (FBA), which is hosting its National Family Business Day, today 18 September.
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Upholding the rights of older workers – online training
First 5000 | September 17, 2020With support from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, the Australian Human Rights Commission has developed Upholding the rights of older workers—a free online training package on multigenerational workforces.
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The laws of jogging, the conversation of energy, and business
Darren Woolley | August 14, 2020Pondering various running styles on a sunny winter afternoon and ‘The law of conservation of energy’ got Darren Woolley of TrinityP3 thinking about business and particularly business transformation.
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The mature age unemployment gap
Hunter Leonard | August 12, 2020We are heading into a perfect storm for the mature age workers of our society, consisting of the triple whammy of ageism, coronavirus and poor preparation, according to Hunter Leonard from Silver & Wise.
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Australia Post delivers unprecedented $2.4 billion eCommerce boom during COVID-19
First 5000 | July 9, 2020Australia Post powered an estimated $2.4 billion eCommerce boom during the height of the COVID-19 crisis through its parcel delivery service, a new analysis from Deloitte Access Economics has found.
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Humorous guide on failure reveals true nature of how to succeed
First 5000 | June 22, 2020A new, tongue-in-cheek book is called ‘How to fail fantastically’ written by serial failure-ist, Ken Williams, says you shouldn’t fear failure, but embrace it.
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Early release super scheme sees younger women drain super
First 5000 | June 19, 2020Without urgent changes to the superannuation system a cohort of young women will face a widening gender super gap and greater long-term financial vulnerability, according to HESTA.
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ReStart Australia: Calls for corporates to step up and help SMEs survive and thrive
First 5000 | June 11, 2020Business coach and advertising expert Siimon Reynolds is calling for corporates to step up now and help SME’s who have been financially devastated, by providing and financing the small cost of educating small businesses on how to restart and regrow their business as many are on the brink of collapse from COVID.
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Adelaide retailer becomes COVID-19 Facebook success story
First 5000 | May 20, 2020An Adelaide retailer knew he should be using Facebook and Instagram to promote his business, but he never expected the social media platform to work as well as it has for him during COVID-19.
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SME business confidence sees fastest drop in 25 year history
First 5000 | May 19, 2020Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia’s SMEs were feeling stressed by the bushfire devastation and every day cost pressures. Data from the Sensis Business Index which measures SME confidence shows a massive drop in confidence in just two weeks as the reality of Coronavirus hit Australia.
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Plan now or be left behind: research
First 5000 | May 15, 2020There is a clear link between workforce transformation and strategic performance, according to a research survey published by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Fujitsu.