The pursuit of happiness (at work)
A happy workforce makes for a more pleasant environment but there are also business benefits to having happy employees.
Are double degrees worth it?
Too much education upfront and not enough during one's career is a risk to young employees and industry.
Labor open to truckies' pay compromise
Bill Shorten has bowed to pressure from independent truckies who say their livelihood is at risk if minimum payments are implemented.
Sacked for taking drugs
Family business sacks the owner's brother after he failed drug tests and survives an unfair dismissal claim before the Fair Work Commission.
What your face says about you
Most of us have an ingrained view of what a leader should look like.
Do parents get a better workplace deal?
Risks of more favourable treatment compared to singles, non-parents.
Truckies warn livelihood at risk
More than 70,000 small businesses' livelihoods are potentially under threat if minimum payment requirements are brought in.
The Roxy factor
PR Queen Roxy Jacenko has built a $13 million business all while playing out her private life in the public sphere.
Hard work is never enough
The number of successful people who think "I worked hard and made it" implies "you will make it if you just work hard enough" is astounding.
Has workplace flexibility gone too far?
Companies should question whether entitlements are out of sync with a challenged white-collar employment market – and rorted by staff.
Ombudsman open for business
Australia's first Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has some questions for small businesses.
Backing the double-dissolution election
Move to threaten a double-dissolution election has the support of the small business community that wants an end to uncertainty.
Are you a hypocrite and don't know it?
Malcolm Turnbull has been accused of being one. Are we all guilty of hypocrisy without realising it?
Not just 'Yes Minister' for the Small Business Ombudsman
The outgoing Small Business Commissioner Mark Brennan has some tips for Kate Carnell as the new Small Business Ombudsman.
The big price freeze
Is your business's price list stuck in a time warp?
Do companies still need to hire uni graduates?
Technology is forcing a rethink of business models and recruitment processes.
Is your business cool enough?
Forget the airconditioning, keeping staff cool, calm and collected these days requires ice creams and swimming pool passes.
No winning battle of the blowhards
Blowing your own trumpet is an idiom for idiots.
Big win for small business on effects test
Cabinet's approval of an effects test is set to transform competition law for small business.
Cash-only is the new black for more businesses
It's gone way beyond tradies, restaurants and service enterprises that offer generous "discounts" for cash payment.
Baby-proofing your business
Who's left holding the baby when you're a small business owner?
The risk of not having an effects test
An open letter to the Prime Minister and the Treasurer from Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business of Australia.
What paid parental leave?
Small business owners are getting their claims rejected under the government's paid parental leave scheme.
Why you might hate your job
It's ego deflating to do something that's not actually your job.
Your three second window
Three seconds is all it takes for someone to make a decision when they meet you and that moment is crucial when you're running a business.
Watch out for fudged resumes
Students and street-wise job seekers will always find ways to cheat the job-application system.
The perils of social media
Our private use of social media could be one of the pitfalls of the modern workplace.
Why this hairdresser can't get trained staff
Small business owners complain of poor quality training and training centres are not providing the staff they need.
Beware: infectious colleagues
How your colleagues think, feel and act can be just as contagious as the common cold.
Running a business on the side
Work and personal time has never been so blurred, but entrepreneurship is all or nothing.
Editors picks
Is your business cool enough?
Forget the airconditioning, keeping staff cool, calm and collected these days requires ice creams and swimming pool passes.
Battle of the burgers
There's a new burger bar on every corner but is there enough business for them all?
What paid parental leave?
Small business owners are getting their claims rejected under the government's paid parental leave scheme.
Early budget wish list for small business
Bring it on say small businesses as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull moves the budget forward to 3 May.
