Many small and family businesses say their biggest and most pressing cost pressure is not wages, energy or even landlords putting up the rent; it’s insurance, writes Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson. Finding adequate insurance cover at commercially viable terms is fast becoming a wicked challenge that is, sadly, in too many… Read more »
Email scams, or “phishing”, can catch any business off guard. Two Australian businesses, who must remain anonymous for privacy reasons, provide a case in point. According to the ACCC’s Scamwatch, phishing was the most common type of scam in Australia last year, with 74,573 reported incidents and 27,488 incidents of false billing. We’ve all seen… Read more »
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen mental health in the workplace come to the fore. While it’s far from a new issue, the pandemic and the unique impact it has had on how we work has not only created new stress factors; it’s also opened up the conversation and driven improvements. When you… Read more »
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