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How to hire the right employee

Hiring a new employee to join the business is an important task that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Employers should scout out talent in the same way that a good sales person hunts for new clients. Many employers enter the selection process unprepared and end up settling for a candidate who is not right. Employers should take their...

Is your online presence protected?

Your online customer database may be at risk A recent court case in California has highlighted the risk that employers face when entrusting their online presence to employees. Using social media, businesses can amass quite a large contact database through 'Followers' and 'Fans' all of which can be potential leads in th...

Your next worker is overseas...

Rethinking your staffing model Offshoring has a bad reputation. As a result, most businesses may not properly explore the opportunities it presents. Yet the business case for designing services that can be delivered remotely regardless of geography is clear: it will create more highly skilled, high-wage jobs for&n...

Pro-active HR & ER - avoid non compliance penalties

With just a few weeks of the financial year left, it is a good time to check on your employment relations situation and avoid falling prey to the penalties of non-compliance. 1. Directors Personally Liable on Super The director penalty regime will be extended to include the superannuation guarantee from 1 July 2011. From this time, di...

2011 Annual Award Review Decision

Annual Wage Review 2010-11 Decision A Full Bench of Fair Work Australia has this morning handed down the Annual Wage Review Decision. The key components of the decision are: A uniform increase of 3.4% to all Award rates of pay. The national minimum wage (which applies to Award/Agreement free employees) will be...

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Long term tax-effective Investments
Determining where to invest requires multiple factors to be taken into consideration. One such factor may be tax efficiency. The tax charged on income from a tax-effective investment is less than the individual’s marginal tax rate. Superannuation The government provides incentives to save t...
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Salary Sacrificing for your Super
One of the most effective ways to add to your super balance is through salary sacrifice. Salary sacrifice involves the employee agreeing to exchange a portion of their salary (before tax) for an increase in superannuation contribution by their employer. Contributions made through salary sacrifice...
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Employee Relations

How to hire the right employee

Is your online presence protected?

Your next worker is overseas...

Pro-active HR & ER - avoid non compliance penalties

2011 Annual Award Review Decision

Long term tax-effective Investments

Salary Sacrificing for your Super

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