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How do we manage employees who are regularly sick?

Most employers have faced the situation at some time of an employee who takes excessive personal (sick) leave. It might be someone who has the uncanny timing of taking a day of personal leave every 4 weeks (which happens to be about the time it...

On the Horizon – New Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave

As you may have seen on the news over the past week or two, there is change ahead for Family and Domestic Violence Leave in Australia and we thought it would be useful to summarise what might be down the road for employers and employees. Proposed...

KPIs – The importance of keeping score

Can you imagine watching the '22 Birmingham Commonwealth Games if there were no scores; no winners; no medals; no tally board? Just a group of the best athletes in the world at a televised training camp. Who would watch State of Origin if they...

Focus HR wins a STEVIE!

FOCUS HR HONOURED AS BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD WINNER IN 2022 STEVIE AWARDS FOR GREAT EMPLOYERS Toowoomba business Focus HR has been named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Employer of the Year - Business & Professional Services category...

Shining the Spotlight – launching BEA 2022

Thanks to the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce team for gearing up for another great year of Business Excellence Awards in 2022. We love the theme of 'shining the spotlight' that the Chamber has adopted this year. We don't do that often enough do we …...

Fair Work Compliance July 2022

“You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people” Will Rogers  And isn't that the truth!! Compliance with legislation is important. In fact it is a foundation stone to a sustainable, well-run business. But when it comes to managing...

It all started back when …

In today's labour- and skill-short market terms like 'attraction' and 'retention' are all the rage. Businesses are looking at what programs, incentives and benefits they can add to their EVP (employee value proposition) so that they keep their good...

Don’t lose what we learned

I was delivering a session on Communication in Leadership recently and I'd asked the group a question about the link between communication and connectivity. One of the participants gave me a response that got my brain ticking. He said 'we did so...

Minimum Wage Review Released – 15 June 2022

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced the 2022 minimum wage review outcome.  The key points are as follows: 5.2% increase to the national minimum wage National Minimum Wage will be $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour This amounts to an...