While non-creative and structural service may come across as boring and irrelevant in the world of business, they can play a major role in boosting your sales and ensuring your company runs like a clockwork.

Take accounting, for example.

Having a clear picture of where…

Your EVP can and should encompass a lot of diverse elements, from high quality benefits packages and stock options to exciting research tools and preeminence within a particular field. Each of your candidate personas should be excited about some of the ways that you provide value (if they’re not, it may be time to go back to the drawing board about a few things), but none of them will be interested in all of the ways that you provide value. Thus, it stands to reason that you…

Alcohol and workplaces never mix well. No matter the sort of work they do, employees should not be in the workplace when they are under the influence or still suffering the effects of alcohol consumption. This includes drinking at work or immediately before starting work, and those who are still impacted by a big night out. 

So what steps should an employer take when dealing with a worker who they suspect is…

Working as a freelancer can be a lucrative and rewarding experience, however, there’s one point at which your workload will be far greater than your capacities. For some, this may be an ideal scenario seeing as how you’ll always have enough work and, for the first time, even a chance to choose clients. Nonetheless, for others, this is more of a new opportunity than the endgame. What this means is that you can start hiring others to either help you out or do…

Productivity is a term synonymous with the workforce that’s often associated with an employee’s volume of output, but it’s more importantly about how efficiently and effectively you’re working.

It can be overwhelming thinking about all of your tasks on your list which can leave you feeling like there isn’t much time to complete everything.  So in terms of optimising your productivity it’s helpful to start by focusing not on how you can “do more” but how you can become more valuable.…

What to do when Pinocchio is in the room?

I was outraged.  I actually did that thing you see people do in the movies when…

Imagine a scenario: you've put a lot of time and money into developing an eye-catching campaign to promote an open job at your company. You rolled it out through paid ads across a few different social media channels, and—wouldn’t you know it—it worked! Building on your existing brand gravity, the ads caught the interest of a slew of qualified applicants, one of whom you’ve now hired and started onboarding. The ad didn’t have to run for too long to yield results, so your…

How many times have you wished you had a record of a conversation? Perhaps you would have liked evidence of what was said, or you would have appreciated being able to play a conversation back for training purposes. 

Whatever the reason, we examine the legality of recording conversations in Australia. 

WHEN CAN YOU RECORD A CONVERSATION?

The legality of…

When dealing with litigated matters, we cannot stress enough the importance of having evidence and witnesses that are credible and reliable to support a party’s position in the proceedings.

A recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has shown how providing false and misleading evidence can not only be detrimental to the case, but can also have very serious personal consequences for those who…

According to the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC’s) most recent annual report, unfair dismissal applications are by far the most common type of application lodged with the FWC. In the 2017-2018 reporting period, more than 13,000 unfair dismissal applications were lodged by employees across Australia.

Clearly, unfair dismissal continues to be one of the main areas of dispute between employers and…

A suspension is a reasonable and lawful direction from an employer where, for the period of suspension, an employee will not be required to perform their duties in the usual manner they would normally be performed.

There are certain circumstances where employees may be suspended from work with pay, such as when an investigation is being conducted or in the context of a disciplinary process.

Ordinarily, the power to suspend an employee is a contractual term, but some…

Staff demonstrating narcissistic behaviours can undermine a company’s culture and character. Our Advanced Conflict Resolution training sessions can be tailored to include discussions on narcissistic behaviour. Discussions about behaviours in a workplace that may be influenced by one or more personality trait disorders can only be general in nature. While the concept of ‘patterns of behaviour’ and typical types of behaviour can…

Kurt Vonnegut once said, in response to the question of why one should write books when senators and generals and other important people won’t read them, “you catch people before they become generals and presidents.” As it is with the lessons of literature, so too is it with employer branding. More than 70% of candidates will take a business’ employer…

If you are starting a new business or you have taken over an already existing franchise, then you are probably facing the challenge of proper advertising. We live in the age ruled by technology where it is hard to balance between traditional marketing and online platforms, so many small business owners are struggling to find…

Computer scientist turned accountant, Robert Krigsman is the Principal of Krigsman Partners, a boutique taxation and accounting firm, a Chartered Tax Adviser and Registered Tax Agent with an interest in Australian Start-ups specifically.

When he’s not busy running around Fitzroy Gardens, or one of his four children, Robert is a mentor and writer for Startup Smart, a committee member at Chartered Accountants…

It can seem unbelievable that gender inequality persists in Australian workplaces in 2019. As well as the obvious human rights issues, some employers and managers fail to comprehend that a lack of gender equality can have measurable negative consequences for the organisation as a whole. 

Let's examine some of the alarming statistics around the situation for women in the workplace, the benefits of championing gender…

Workplace culture can dramatically vary from workplace to workplace.

It is becoming increasingly challenging for employers and employees to understand where  the line is between a relaxed, open and friendly workplace culture, a robust workplace culture and what is a workplace with a bullying or harassment issue?

In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) was tasked with unpacking these difficult issues (Pridham and Rose v Viterra Operations Pty Ltd T/A…

Under workers compensation legislation, the “reasonable action” defence is one often relied upon by insurers against claims of work-related psychological injury.

The parameters of the “reasonable action” defence differ to some extent across the Australian states and territories. In some states, such as Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, the definition of “reasonable action” is quite broad and can encompass a wide range of actions by the employer. However, in other…