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Hiring and Working with Subcontractors

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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 […]

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7 Ways to Navigate the Changing Employment Landscape

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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 […]

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How business owners can win and keep the right talent

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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 […]

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Practical Positivity

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Stay safe. Do what you can with what you have. Control what’s in your control.

A framework to help business owners to see their situation through a different lens and move upward.

Help as many people as you can through this period with any spare resources you have, whether that’s time, money or love.

This […]

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Do you hire contractors?

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When hiring workers, do you understand the difference between contractors and employees for tax and super purposes?

Getting it wrong compromises your ability to meet tax and super obligations, and can mean your workers miss out on employee entitlements.

If your business misclassifies workers, employers can also be caught out with penalties and charges.

Understand […]

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A Strategic Look at the People Numbers

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Honey Anyone?

Whether or not you like honey, you probably know that honey bees live in large well-organised groups.

As social (versus solitary) insects, they engage in complex tasks like delegating their workload, communicating clearly, building a nest, keeping a (compound) eye on environmental changes, collecting food, rearing the brood and defending against invading forces.

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