According to experience management company Qualtrics XM, engaged employees are 87 per cent less likely to leave their organisation. That means reduced turnover costs in recruiting and training new staff and less lag time between training and full productivity, explains customer service and leadership expert Monique Richardson, author of They Serve Like We Lead.… Read more »
As the post-COVID talent shortage continues, Australia’s unemployment rate has hit the lowest point in fifty years (3.4 per cent). Competition for top talent and the skilled worker shortage is affecting business growth, write Elise Hendriksen. Employers need to ensure the best talent is attracted and retained, so we asked ten business owners for… Read more »
If you’re growing your business right now, my guess is staffing issues are delivering you a world of pain. Time and our precious human resources are in scarce supply, explains recruitment expert Roxanne Calder, founder of EST10. Every organisation is deprived of talent. As for time, that is the consequence and paid handsomely for,… Read more »
Australian working families are experiencing the steepest cost of living increase in more than two decades. Rising mortgage costs – together with soaring fuel, electricity and grocery prices – have meant financial pressures at home are affecting people’s performance at work, writes Phil Parisis, General Manager of My Business. As a small business owner,… Read more »
Finding and retaining the right staff has always been challenging, but in recent years, many businesses have struggled with finding any staff, leaving them fumbling to stay afloat. The answer to this problem lies in supporting and developing the employees you have, writes Tony Maguire, Regional Director, ANZ at D2L. Without a doubt, people… Read more »
Interviewing and recruiting are only the first steps of the journey when hiring new staff, but it’s the third step – onboarding – that is perhaps the most important, writes Brad Giles, leadership coach, business advisor and author of the new book Onboarded: How to bring new hires to the point where they are effective,… Read more »
Over one-in-two employees rank salary as more important in a job than feeling fulfilled and having a sense of purpose, as many employees battle inflation pressures. So, what does that mean for your small business or startup? asks Angela Ferguson, Co-Founder of Future X Collective. For many Australians, the pandemic triggered a reassessment of personal… Read more »
Attracting and keeping great staff is a challenge for many business in the current skills shortage climate. Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder of FoodByUs, explains the three Rs of finding the best talent for your team. With ABS data revealing that almost one-third of Australian businesses are having difficulty finding staff, everyone’s greatest pain point… Read more »
The August Employment Hero SME Index has revealed that the pace of employee growth has slowed for most small to medium businesses month-on-month. This is mostly due to the current talent crisis which is hitting most key industries. The flow-on effect is that salaries and median hourly rates have slowly lifted as businesses make retaining… Read more »
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What if we told you that there’s an untapped resource in your business that has the potential to become your biggest brand ambassador? It’s time to empower your people to champion your brand, writes Samantha Dybac, founder and managing director of The PR Hub. Personal branding is a tool many founders are wielding with incredible… Read more »
Employee turnover is increasingly a challenge for Australia’s small businesses with the Department of Jobs and Small Business saying a quarter of staff leave within twelve months of starting a new job. This churn is costing the nation’s businesses millions in lost productivity. Some studies suggest every time a business replaces a salaried employee, it… Read more »
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