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Big business adopting small business mentality to cut costs
Chris Butt | May 26, 2023Office scalability and flexibility is now the core focus of many businesses wanting to achieve efficiencies, grow sales and increase profitability, according to Chris Butt, cofounder and global CEO of the Figari Group.
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OnDeck urges SMEs to act now to save on tax
Cameron Poolman | May 25, 2023SMEs should be exploring opportunities that can simultaneously help them save on tax while strengthening the business for the new financial year, according to Cameron Poolman CEO of business lender OnDeck Australia.
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Top 5 reasons employees are quitting in 2023
First 5000 | May 24, 2023When asked why employees recently quit or are considering quitting, 46% indicated it was due to a lack of career opportunities, up a staggering 29% from 2022, according to people2people Recruitment’s 2023 Annual Salary and Employment Report.
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Australia’s Invisible Workforce: The Crucial Role of Volunteers in Supporting our Nation
First 5000 | May 17, 2023A new report from Volunteering Australia, launched during this year’s National Volunteer Week features the latest volunteering data and reveals key insights into the motivations and types of volunteering undertaken in Australia.
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Changes to unpaid parental leave
Sean Melbourne | May 16, 2023There are some changes to the laws on unpaid parental leave that kick in on 6 June 2023, so now is a good time to update your parental leave policy, according to Sean Melbourne from professional services company Source.
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SMEs not on the sideline, not in the spotlight: COSBOA on Federal Budget
Matthew Addison | May 12, 2023The 2023-24 Federal Budget acknowledges small business, but there is a need for greater focus on empowering them, promoting entrepreneurship and providing enhanced reasons to commence and remain in business, according to Matthew Addison Chair of COSBOA.
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Federal Budget accelerates progress towards gender equality: RMIT
Leonora Risse | May 11, 2023The Federal Budget accelerates progress towards gender equality through multiple initiatives, including by expanding a gender lens across the Budget more broadly, according to Senior Lecturer in Economics at RMIT University Dr Leonora Risse.
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Aussie business paying $5.74 billion ‘inertia tax’ in excess foreign exchange fees
First 5000 | May 9, 2023Australian businesses are paying $5.74 billion each year in excess foreign exchange fees, according to Australian payments company Airwallex which is calling on the Government to step in and direct the ACCC to prioritise this issue.
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Privacy awareness week: It’s time to question the true cost of keeping useless information
Anne Cornish | May 5, 2023This Privacy Awareness Week (May 1-7) and Information Awareness Month, it’s time for businesses to look inward and consider how much useless and unnecessary information they’re hoarding, not only for the safety of its customers, but for financial management as well, Anne Cornish CEO of RIMPA explains .
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Trust experts call for gov, industry to work to prevent data breaches
Lyndall Spooner | May 4, 2023Government and Industry urgently need to adopt internationally recognised Information Security standards, such as ISO27001 across their supplier chains in order to protect Australians from the dangers of data breaches according to Lyndall Spooner from Fifth Dimension.
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Top skills you need to avoid being laid off as economy cools
Peter Grist | May 3, 2023Employers across the country are starting to make tough cost cutting decisions as the global economic downturn bites, with jobs being the first to go, according to Peter Grist managing director of Australian corporate coaching and training business, GRIST.
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Record superannuation contributions in 2021-22: Rainmaker
First 5000 | April 28, 2023Despite the tumultuous capital markets, the Australian superannuation market is in its most robust shape ever, with Australians contributing a record $163 billion into their superannuation accounts in 2021-22.
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Digital platform providers need to do better for small business: ASBFEO
First 5000 | April 27, 2023Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has called on digital platform providers to dramatically improve their dispute resolution processes for small business.
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Why antiracism needs to be part of DEI in the workplace
Gloria Tabi | April 24, 2023Antiracism agendas seem to be left out completely in DEI agendas in Australia and around the world in favour of broad, superficial, and unhelpful initiatives, Gloria Tabi explains why it shouldn’t be left out.