Since March this year, the planet has been put into a state of lockdown, with the concept of social distancing and self-isolation becoming an overnight "norm" for humanity.
I am not sure how everyone else feels, but I can honestly say that these recent school holidays crept up on us, a bit like Christmas does, with no notice!
Whatever the future holds, I think it’s true to say that we’re all spending more time at home these days so whether you’re eligible for HomeBuilder or not there’s never been a better time to [...]
JobKeeper has been great at keeping jobs. It has bought vital time for businesses in the hope that the links between employers and employees can be maintained.
The biggest shift from a candidate perspective is the fact that ALL jobseekers now need to consider both perm AND temp/contract opportunities. PreCovid, there was a “Perm” [...]
Work and general life as we knew it fundamentally changed in the space of a couple of weeks when COVID-19 rapidly hit our news and became a word everyone around the globe would know.
Bears typically enter hibernation for half a year, the length of our economy’s hibernation is anyone’s guess. However, despite how it may seem, we will eventually come out of hibernation and some [...]
It has certainly been a unique start to the year with a number of challenges already arising from our terrible bushfires and natural disasters in other parts of the world to the rapid spread of [...]
The meaning of “temporary worker” has evolved and changed – significantly – over the last decade. And the need for a temp or contingent workforce, has also significantly changed. In a good way.
This was at Northcott’s 24th annual Cricket Gala event, we have attended several of these over years as it’s always a special and fun evening to raise much needed funds to aid others.
CEOs and HR leaders of all organisations from small / scaleup businesses through to large corporates alike are changing their expectations of how the HR function should be structured and the [...]
We were delighted to host Phil Waugh former Wallaby (and ex Vice Captain) at our recent Executive leader’s dinner where we explored the theme of ‘Leading Championship Teams’.
The idea of a “holiday” often conjures up thoughts of trips to faraway lands, cocktails and white sands. While it’s true that big trips are a great way to recharge the batteries, they can also [...]
Looking for a new job can be stressful, especially now with all the many different avenues available to us and considering the high demand from employers
It is increasingly common not to get enough sleep due to various factors such as children, noisy neighbours, work worries or bingeing on the latest series.
When faced with setbacks or challenges in life, I am sure we have all received the well-meaning advice from family, friends and colleagues to “stay positive.”
You know that you have the ability and capacity to take on the jobs that you’re interviewing for but try as you might, you keep just missing out on that next big job opportunity.
