I want you to imagine the image of an average prosperous Australian adult. They have a job, they have a home, a means of transport, a family, they can afford to go out for a meal, and go on a holiday. There is plenty of fat on their metaphoric bones. If for some reason the…
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Apr
Apr
“What lies between most people and destitution is their job” Satyajit Das Financial Commentator Most working Australians families including the tax office have relied on regular salaried incomes. This however is unlikely to be the primary employment model in the future. Instead many workers will be “off balance” sheet. They will be self-employed, contract labour…
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Mar
Mar
Have you heard of “dollar ready”? I recently engaged in a conversation with a business person and he said that their organisation was not employing people who were not “dollar ready”. They would employ skilled people from overseas rather than employ juniors or graduates, because they did not provide the dollars on day one. In…
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Mar
Mar
Have you heard of the term being “dollar ready”? I recently engaged in a conversation with a business person and he said that their organisation was not employing people who were not “dollar ready”. They would employ skilled people from overseas rather than employ juniors or graduates, because they did not provide the dollars on…
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Mar
Mar
What are they telling us about employment? The new term coined for the unprecedented wave of job destruction and job recreation, is called the “great disruption”. Over eighty percent of the Australian population have not yet been affected, so their level of consciousness about the implications of a significant employment disruption, is only a vague…
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Feb
Feb
Lack of employment opportunities, is one of the most significant problems our society faces. It is not about just having a job; it is about having enough work, that pays enough money, to keep Australian citizens financially secure. The record high underemployment rates, record low wage growth and continued reduction in full time jobs are…
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Feb
Feb
Humans can disassociate. It is a powerful psychological mechanism that can help or hinder the human condition depending on the circumstances. One of the troubling trends in our society is that many leaders are dissociating from the consequences of their decisions on employees and society? It is helping drive businesses to look at short term…
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Feb
Feb
There are over three billion people in the global workforce. Of those jobs, it is anticipated that over 40 to 50{01332a80e2e652688e18927fa9a6162580960d47bc08263a3993439d666dcd52} percent will disappear within a few years. Either blind-sided or blinded by the allure of what technology can offer, governments and businesses have to date, showed few initiatives, to ensure the future employment of…
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Feb
Feb
Why is developing confidence in people a strategic advantage for businesses of the future. The future of work is focused on technology and the importance of people being capable of being innovative and entrepreneurial. According to discussions at Davos in 2017: Forty-seven percent of jobs are expected to be automated within the next decade. By…
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Jan
Jan
For the modern worker, flexible work places have been promoted as the holy grail for work life balance. For many this is correct. Flexible work places have assisted employees arrange their lives in a way that is mutually beneficial for themselves, their families and their employer. For a growing number of others, this is not…