The Money Blog

Author: Claire Harrison

Hiring a new staff member can be a long and difficult process at the best of times but when you’ve got time management issues, it can be even more challenging. The following t...

Author: Claire Harrison

Giving an employee the hard word is never an easy thing to do. If you are operating a small business, it can be especially difficult in the face of changing governments and ne...

Author: Claire Harrison

Holding the interest of your top performing employees has never been so essential to the successful outcomes of your business.

As various industries move forward, it’s becomi...

Author: Claire Harrison

Every business relies on a team of professionals who consistently perform to their best. This makes the process of hiring new employees integral to the success of your operati...

Author: Claire Harrison

Performance reviews can inspire feelings of trepidation in employees, concern in employers and affect an atmosphere of tension that is hard to ignore. As a manager, you know t...

Author: Claire Harrison

Consider the fact that each time a long time employee leaves a business, they take with them valuable knowledge and skills directly to your competitor which then leave a signi...

Author: Claire Harrison

Many businesses are choosing to outsource their work these days, and there are more opportunities to do so now, than there were several years ago. The concept of outsourcing i...

Author: Claire Harrison

The federal budget handed down last month brought a range of belt tightening measures set to impact many Australians, with the aim to bring the budget to surplus by 2024. Whil...

Author: Claire Harrison

Highly motivated employees are the key to running a successful business, but when one of your star employees moves on to one of your competitors, too often the reasons for the...

Author: Claire Harrison

Reference checks are one of the best ways to verify information from a potential employee during the recruitment process, and are usually the last ‘line of defence’ before can...

Author: Claire Harrison

Cases of employees losing their jobs for careless social media postings have been well documented in the media over the last few years, and sometimes have gone before the cour...