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Annual Shutdown Guide Part 1

It is coming to that time of year again where Christmas is just around the corner and the New Year follows shortly thereafter. While it is commonly a time for celebration and an annual vacation, it can be a complex time for…

Teamwork Barriers and Remedies

CATEGORIES: Coaching, Leadership, People and Performance Everyone who runs a business wants their people to engage in high-level teamwork.  The problem is quite a few people don’t always have the same desire or may not have the skills to carry…

Moving Employment Status

An employer may approach an employee to change his or her type of employment for reasons of business downfall or change of business structure. Equally an employee may wish to change their employment status for reasons of family or illness.…

Management Styles

Coaching, Leadership, Organisational Success, People and Performance Here are the differences between them: Basement Manager:  This person manages for ‘today’.  They are good at organizing tasks and people, and at reacting to problems that occur.  They are predominantly reactive though…

Ask Key Questions

Organisational Success One of the greatest missed opportunities in business and in professional life is not asking key questions we don’t know the answers to or not re-asking the questions we don’t know the answers to …. have a look…

Directors Superannuation

Salary and wages paid to an employed director are subject to the same superannuation guarantee law as any other employee. Directors fees, paid to a company director, are considered to be ordinary time earnings and therefore superannuation applies. However, payment…

New Employee Guide

Starting Employment Employee Details required Name, address, and mobile number Next of kin details for emergencies Provide bank details for electronic wage Authority to email payslips to employee MyGov registration (when required for STP) Award/Agreement Employee pay rate, employment basis,…

Agreed Expectations

Organisational Success, People and Performance Problem Causes Too many problems that arise for businesses are caused by a lack of agreed expectations.  Disgruntled employees, difficult suppliers, unhappy customers, disconnected advisers, ineffective alliances, etc. are often the result of this.  Too…

GST on Offshore Digital Products

Digital products, (goods and services) supplied to Australia by international companies digital may need to register for GST as from the 1st July 2017. The non-residents doing business in Australia who sell imported services and digital products to Australian consumers will be…