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  • Marketing

  Have you set up your marketing team to fail rather than succeed?

  Darren Woolley     |      March 26, 2020

  Marketing is so important to the success of the organisation that the leaders should ensure it is set to drive business success and not simply be relegated to an after-thought. Darren Woolley explains.
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  • Coronavirus
  • Superannuation
  • Tax

  ‘One stop shop’ for essential tax, super info on COVID-19 stimulus measures

  First 5000     |      March 26, 2020

  The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has updated its website with essential information about tax and superannuation changes that have now become law following the passage of the Government’s Economic Support Package through the Parliament.
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  • Business

  Road testing your Business Continuity Planning – brought to you by COVID-19

  Craig West     |      March 25, 2020

  This is the time the rubber hits the road in terms of businesses’ ability to survive (and thrive) in difficult times – employees working from home, remote meetings and events, IT systems stretched and the economy a rodeo ride of uncertainty.
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  • Coronavirus
  • Manufacturing

  Use manufacturing workers to produce critical medical items: TCF

  First 5000     |      March 25, 2020

  The textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) workers’ union is calling on the Prime Minister to save jobs by deploy manufacturing workers to produce critical medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to Australian Governments.
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  • Coronavirus
  • Technology

  Coronavirus closing offshore call centres

  First 5000     |      March 25, 2020

  With more than 50 million people in the Philippines now under lockdown, the world’s largest offshore call centres with 1.3 million call centre workers[i], are forced to close indefinitely leaving Australian businesses stranded.
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  • Coronavirus

  Supplying COVID-19 sample collection swabs: EOIs

  First 5000     |      March 24, 2020

  The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is seeking companies capable of supplying swabs suitable for COVID‑19 sample collection.
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  • Remote work

  How mid-sized businesses can facilitate a mobile workforce

  First 5000     |      March 24, 2020

  The workplace is changing as new technology comes into play to optimise employees’ time and resources. This new digital age means employees expect to be productive from anywhere using mobile tools that have the same functionality as the tools they would use in the office.
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  • Construction
  • Coronavirus

  CFMEU and MBA join forces to battle impact of coronavirus

  First 5000     |      March 23, 2020

  The MBA and the CFMEU National Construction Division are joining forces to ensure the construction industry remains a backbone of the Australian economy and able to sustain the millions of people dependent upon it throughout the coronavirus crisis.
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  • Marketing
  • Thought Leadership

  The CEO’s content strategy for business success

  Anne Miles     |      March 23, 2020

  Now, more than ever, the public are voting with their wallets and it is time the CEO took on the mission to build a reputation on some key core values.
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  • Superannuation

  Super funds call on govt to provide enhance income support

  First 5000     |      March 20, 2020

  The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has urged the Government to urgently consider a range of enhanced income support measures to help people experiencing financial hardship, as well as those likely to experience hardship in the near future.