Category Archives: Legislation

Do Your Employees Need Learning and Development?

Most people call learning and development “training”, and in one way that is a very plausible description. However, learning and development, usually just abbreviated to L&D covers far more than training.

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How Do You Retain Good Quality Employees?

When you have invested a lot of time, effort and money in getting the right recruit, training them to perfection and getting them to perform exactly as needed, the last thing you want is for them to quit. Of course there will be occasions when employees do leave, but wouldn’t it be great if you had the systems and culture in place to retain the really high quality ones for the long term?

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How Many Working Hours Are Too Many Hours?

Running your own business is usually more than a full time job, particularly when you’re in a growth phase.  You get in early, you stay late, you’re there for every calamity.  You know that the extra time you put in now will pay dividends in the future.  You’re committed to making your business a success and you’re building a team around you to help that happen, no matter what it takes.

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Top 10 Tips for Minimising Risk When Hosting an Office Christmas Party

With Spring Racing Carnival over, the party season continues on with Christmas and New Year celebrations. For businesses, it is a time to celebrate with your staff and recognise their great efforts. It is also a time when hosting the end of year Christmas party can cause major headaches and exposure to breaches of health & safety, complaints of bullying and other forms of discrimination and harassment, particularly sexual harassment.

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