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Association for Talent Development Can businesses say with confidence that the decisions they make place people as their most valuable and important asset?  And can those same businesses say that they do everything they can to ensure their most important asset is kept healthy and safe? It’s definitely a balancing act.  A culture of safety at work is vital, and businesses acc...

1 WORK HARD!!! What a let-down... But the reality is that after all is said and done, if you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard. You also need some natural talent, a good attitude, emotional intelligence and to love what you do, but... you will never excel at anything unless you put in a lot of hard work. I have heard many people who have been successful in a...

The Coalition Government has recently announced that it will seek to criminalise non-compliant and unethical employer conduct. This has arisen in the wake of the recent George Calombaris underpayment scandal and can be seen as an extension of the Government’s general policy position towards the protection of vulnerable workers and further strengthening the audit and complian...

What is a healthy workplace? A healthy workplace promotes a positive workplace culture, minimises workplace risks related to mental health, supports people with mental health conditions appropriately and prevents discrimination. It is about identifying what you can do to promote good working habits, support others and most importantly, look after your own health and wellbein...

The Fair Work Commission’s Minimum Wage Panel (“Panel”) has today handed down its minimum wage decision which increased the National Minimum Wage, together with all Modern Award minimum rates of pay, by 3.0%. The Panel considered the current economic environment and reasoned that economic indicators now point to a healthy national economic environment, strong employment grow...

1. Start at the top and continue in the middle Although employee engagement is a shared responsibility, positive engagement starts at the top. Senior management that are positively engaged can often have a ripple effect on an organisation. All senior staff and management have a responsibility to engage staff which goes beyond just delivering directions and managing work flow...

Like most things in life, a systematic and structured approach to managing key responsibilities (albeit a little tedious at times) frees you up to focus on the stuff that keeps the blood pumping. Whether it’s the regular dental check-up, servicing the car or keeping records for your tax return, life’s that bit easier when you do the small stuff consistently. Unlike personal ...

In the workplace, most people in Australia would recognise HR as meaning Human Resources. Yet have you ever stopped to think about what this actually means? What is the actual purpose of a HR Department? While a Human Resources Manager or a HR Department may perform many different functions, the overall purpose is: to provide resources for the humans in the organisation. Tha...