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Rob.B

Five Phases for a New Employee

When businesses appoint someone into a new role, either from the outside or internally, there are five observable phases the person can move through for them to become highly effective. First, it is important to have an understanding of these…

Mistakes Businesses Make with People

With all of the challenges business (still) experience in maximizing the performance of people it is about time we changed some approaches. Below are mistakes businesses still make: Without necessarily intending to, businesses take predominant responsibility for the performance of their…

Positioning People to Perform

People within any business or organisation are actually positioned to perform or to cope, at the two extremes. Clearly, no one would deliberately position them just to cope rather than perform but the reality is that it happens way too…

Single Touch Payroll Penalties

SINGLE TOUCH PAYROLL PENALTIES Single Touch Payroll (STP) has certainly given bookkeepers and their clients a lot to think about, and we all can appreciate that the ATO has taken a measured and considered approach to its implementation. But we…

HOW TO IDENTIFY THE WRONG PEOPLE

Dick Pratt said “If you can’t change the people … change the people”. But to do that you have to first identify who is ‘wrong’ for the team or organisation. Below are indicators to help make that identification. Genuine attempts…

Are you at risk? Wages Record-Keeping

TWO SUSHI OUTLETS PENALISED $125,700  The operator of two sushi outlets has been hit with penalties of over $125,000. In a recent case described by lawyers as a test case for whether employers are effectively guilty until proven innocent in…

Platforms of Influence

This article examines the ways we influence other people’s behaviours. The aim is to make it more explicit and understandable, so that we can improve how we go about doing so. We all have the ability to influence the behaviours…

Fair Work Priorities for 2019-2020

FAIR WORK PRIORITIES FOR 2019–2020 Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Sandra Parker has announced the FWO priorities for 2019–2020 Key themes (ICB extract) a stronger approach to enforcementstrong message of deterrence to would-be lawbreakers Priorities Fast food, restaurants and cafes Horticulture…

It’s Not (All) About The Training

IT’S NOT (ALL) ABOUT THE TRAINING It’s too easy for businesses to think that training can overcome a lot their problems and take them forward. Of course training is important to situate people to perform well but it won’t overcome…