Simon Jones

Just a few short months ago, no one could have predicted the immediate impact COVID-19 would have on our lives – especially the growth of online work that could potentially change the workplace forever.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious disruption and widespread financial stress to thousands of businesses around Australia over the past few months.

In a role reversal of decades past, the hyper-competitive Australian job market has given candidates - not employers - all the power. That means businesses have had to pivot their hiring strategies to attract and retain top talent.

Whether it's your first event or your 50th, it's important to strategise before attending a conference or exhibition. After all, attending these kind of events is an investment in yourself and your business. So, why not plan for a healthy return?

Australia’s caravanning culture has come a long way in recent years, with modern caravans and trailers adopting the latest technologies to ensure a safe, secure and enjoyable experience. So what are some of the best caravan technologies on the market right now?

A place of quiet, comfort and unique sensory experiences has been created at the Challenge Disability Services Site on Greg Norman Drive in Tamworth, NSW. Warwick Bennet, a former mayor of Tamworth himself, donated the funds for the Sensory Wellness Room to assist with Challenge Community Services’ disability support work. Here’s how it’s changing the landscape for people with disabilities.

Every year, Light to the Nations puts up a giant marquee in regional NSW and is quickly surrounded by a makeshift ‘tent city’. Young people travel far and wide to make their Easter pilgrimage here, so what’s it all about?

Start Up is a program developed to work with young adults living with an intellectual disability as they explore the possibility of self-employment through developing their own microbusiness.

A standardised approach to employee screening could be anything from a formal written policy to a collection of undocumented ‘standard practices’. We reveal the positive impact such an approach can have on your overall business.

January 2019 – Melbourne gin edition

Every organisation has either gone through – or will experience – a serious crisis during its existence. That’s inevitable and often uncontrollable, according to employee engagement expert and speaker at this year’s AHRI conference, Dr James Adonis. What is manageable, however, is how the leadership team responds to the dilemma. Here’s how it’s done.
When an organisation is on the up and up, two-way communication between managers and employees is easy, motivation levels are high and there’s a...

Does your internal communications strategy incorporate storytelling as a tool?
Prose that leads people to action can appear in the most unexpected places. A rare moment of poignancy from a tormented author. A whimsical sonnet scribed by a long-dead anonymous poet. Even a bare inner-city building can become a blank canvas for the literary-inclined – the legality of graffiti notwithstanding.
Many of us hold a narrow view on where we should find moving phrases and flashes of verbal brilliance – ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been the major talking point across European Union (EU) businesses for the past year. But having come into effect on 25 May 2018, its reach extends far beyond the EU’s boundaries. In fact, the regulation has the ability to impact any business throughout the world that even has a tentative association with the EU.
What is the GDPR’s relevance to Australian businesses, and how can it affect not only owners, but their employees as well?
GDPR and ...

Cape Town-based Truth Coffee is disrupting the coffee scene. With Deputy staffing solutions, General Manager Ken Walton and his team can focus on delivering the best beans in South Africa.

Now saving 8% on salary and wages bill, month-on-month

All staff management now streamlined with Deputy

Each department manager can now schedule their own team

The Story

Truth Coffee’s mission is “The Joy of Extraordinary Truth.”

Such lofty ambitions are rare in the mass-market coffee industry, but general ...

Qantas can lay claim to many things. They are Australia’s largest airline carrier. They have a fleet of close to 300 aircraft transporting travellers to more than 150 destinations. They are consistently ranked as one of the best airlines in the world.
But there's one more thing. They also have a very frustrating website.
You thought that using your Qantas points to book Classic Flight Rewards would be quick and easy... right?
Wrong!
Welcome to the Qantas booking system, which, if you haven't ...