Peak industry body the National Retail Association is calling on businesses to prepare for the tough competition for Christmas casuals this year, with many already kicking off recruitment campaigns in the face of labour shortages. Retail is optimistic consumers will pick up spending momentum as the
Adobe Document Cloud released new research on the evolution of work in the second annual global “Future of Time” study. The study reveals digitisation and Innovative Employee Practices are Key Motivating Factors and an Antidote for “Quiet Quitting”. Adobe’s study, “The Future of Time: Redefining
Adobe Document Cloud released new research on the evolution of work in the second annual global “Future of Time” study. The study reveals that over 70% of Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) small business (SMB) leaders, enterprise (ENT) managers, and employees desire the ability to
Global stock markets are tanking on fears of recessions in the US, the UK and Europe, and the OECD is actually forecasting recessions in Europe. So is recession now inevitable in Australia? Not at all. The good news is there are several reasons to think Australia might be able
Four in ten employees in Australia and New Zealand considering quitting because of mismatched values with their employer. As employees place increasing emphasis on working for organisations that align with their individual needs and purpose, new research from Qualtrics reveals 40% of respondents from Australia
New research1 from IWG, the world’s largest flexible workspace operator, the study, conducted among 250 CFOs found that businesses implementing hybrid working can save big. Companies have long used office space inefficiently, but the proliferation of hybrid and remote work has them re-evaluating these expenses.
New data reveals that an overwhelming majority of CFOs are cost-cutting amid rising inflation and recession concerns. Senior financial executives are expecting the economy to enter into recession in the next 12 months and have begun cutting costs in preparation, according to new research1 from
Retail profitability in Australia has bounced back to pre-Covid levels for the first time since the pandemic began, the economic insights report released by the National Retail Association has been revealed. The figures show the sector’s profits have increased by 4.9 percent year on year for
Australia is 9th in the world by ransomware attacks, new research by cybersecurity company NordLocker reveals. The new study analyzed numerous databases of ransomware incidents that affected over 5,000 companies worldwide. With a collective revenue of 6.14 trillion AUD, the companies under investigation produce more value than Germany’s entire GDP. The
Proposed industry-wide bargaining would create an “inequitable, unsuitable, and ultimately redundant” bargaining system, according to a retail industry position paper released today. The National Retail Association analysis of the proposed changes says they would create an enterprise bargaining system that was “simply blind to the
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