The Single Touch Payroll (STP) is law and applies to all employers. Who? All “substantial” employers, (20 or more employees by headcount), must participate. The count happens as of 1 April each year, commencing 2018. You must then enter STP…
To many people, success does not come naturally … so behaviours must be engaged by decision, design and self-discipline. Not just by what we ‘feel’ like doing. Life is clearly not so easy that all we must do is wake…
A business operator has been jailed as a result of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s first contempt-of-court action. On Thursday, May 10, the Federal Circuit Court sentenced Leigh Alan Jorgensen – the owner-operator of a Cairns company trading as Trek North…
Mission – Vision – Values… many businesses have done all that to death, but to what avail? The net benefit of all the meetings to agree on the words, the diagrams, the laminated summaries put up around the business and…
What is it? Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing The AML/CTF Act provides the means to help detect and deter money laundering and terrorism financing. Why? The objects of the AML/CTF Act include fulfilling Australia’s international obligations, and addressing matters…
Every business must have a high-level decision-making body in place to plot its future success, even very small businesses. For businesses that do have a Board in place, a Board of Management, a Board of Advice or a Senior Management…
WHAT’S DRIVING YOUR BUSINESS? It’s absolutely necessary to ensure that the forces driving your business are the ‘right’ forces. So it’s necessary to step back and objectively analyse what’s at play. Some forces should NOT be allowed to drive a business…
Following the article “Deadly Sins of Owners” we now turn to the deadly sins of managers. Trying to be like the owner(s). Emulating successful people is a good trait to have … but copying owners is an impure approach to professional…
CATEGORIES: People and Performance, Organisational Success We posted an article previously titled “Why Businesses Fail … It’s The Owner(s)!”. This article lists some deadly sins owners of private businesses make too often, to their own and business detriment. Every rule may…
