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Attracting talent to your workplace

7 Ways to Distinguish your Business in a Competitive Hiring Environment

Businesses need people to serve customers and grow. This requires ‘recruitment’ which can take many forms like hiring full or part-time, subcontracting, and offshoring.

Whatever the approach, a recruitment strategy should help the business to stand out from other options candidates are considering. This is […]

Getting employees on board for the holiday rush?

Hiring additional employees to help with surging end-of-year demand?

The New employment form, accessed through ATO online services, will help reduce your administration.

It’s an easy way for your employees to provide you and us with the information the ATO needs. If your new employee has a myGov account linked to the ATO, once signed in they […]

Getting STP Phase 2 reporting right

Single Touch Payroll (STP) Phase 2 reporting started 1 January 2022

So far, more than 200,000 employers have started reporting STP Phase 2 information for over 3 million individuals.

There are some mistakes being made with the move to STP Phase 2 reporting.

We’re sharing the most common errors so employers can avoid making them:

Re-mapping […]

Hiring and Working with Subcontractors

9 Best Practices in Hiring and Working with Subcontractors

The employment environment is always changing as workers consider their options and businesses look for flexible, cost-effective solutions.

Let’s look at some ADVANTAGES of working with independent contractors (or subcontractors).

Independent contractors help you quickly fill skills gaps in your team. This enables business growth without taking on employee […]

7 Ways to Navigate the Changing Employment Landscape

COVID-19 has had a big impact on employment, though the impact is not yet fully understood

No doubt there will be positive outcomes, like employees leaving unrewarding jobs to pursue new challenges. Likewise, some businesses will ‘rationalise’ their workforces to better serve shareholders, customers and employees.

One thing won’t change. Most businesses will still need people […]

Remote work — the Impact and what Leaders can do

The Great Attrition

There’s a lot of talk about the impact of ‘remote work’.

Recent studies (cited by McKinsey) claim that workers are leaving jobs at much higher rates than normal. Some say that one-quarter of US workers are preparing to look for new employment opportunities. The number may be greater (up to 40%) in […]

COVID-19 JobSaver payment

About the COVID-19 JobSaver payment

Program closes 18 October 2021

Various Public Health Order restrictions and COVID-19 border closures have created challenges for many businesses across New South Wales that will either be forced to close or experience reduced demand.

JobSaver will provide cash flow support to impacted businesses to help […]

How business owners can win and keep the right talent

Many small business owners remain optimistic about a new financial year

Despite this, the ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 has resulted in an unstable economy, with the impact on the job market hard to predict.

In fact, Xero research revealed that almost half of small and medium business owners believe small businesses will be key […]

2021 Federal Budget business breakdown

What the Federal Budget means for business

To help create jobs, business investment and confidence after COVID-19 created the first recession since 1990, the Federal Government has just released a big spending 2021-22 Federal Budget.

Based on our analysis, the big winners appear to be:

Business – the instant tax deduction for buying equipment, cars, […]

Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy program

Thousands of New Apprentice and Trainee Jobs

The targeted wage subsidy program, as part of the Government’s National Economic Recovery Plan, is being expanded

As a result, tens of thousands of new job opportunities will be created for apprentices and trainees across Australia.

The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy program is fully subscribed, helping […]