COVID-19

Today, recruitment expert and Group Managing Director Mark Smith from leading recruitment company people2people is predicting that the “Great Resignation” will still happen in Australia, but may be delayed. A 2022 online poll of Australian workers by them has revealed over 40% are looking to change jobs

Emotionally and financially exhausted Queensland businesses have a right to know what the state’s 90% vaccine mandate review included and what it meant for rules impacting their day-to-day trade.   Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) data shows business confidence in the future of the

COSBOA notes with apprehension the Victorian Premier’s announcement of a $246 million trial for 150,000 Victorian casual workers to receive 5 days of paid sick leave. The Premier has explained that any continuation of the scheme would be funded by a levy on businesses, the

Nearly two years into remote working, Australia’s businesses are still facing barriers when it comes to meeting the needs of the workforce, with 40% of workers seeing no change in their productivity since working from home, and 14% seeing a decline in their productivity all

Victorians who work in casual or other insecure jobs will no longer be forced to choose between a day’s pay and looking after their health, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee. “When people have nothing to fall back on, they make a

Australia’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are 12% more resilient as a direct result of the challenges they have faced in the pandemic, according to MYOB’s new SME Success Report. The SME Success Report, which comprises four years of anonymised data insights from business

Small businesses doing it tough due to COVID-19 are set to benefit from further NSW Government support following a decision to extend mediation protections under the commercial leasing regulation until 30 June 2022. Treasurer Matt Kean said the challenges facing small business have been significant