It was recently reported in the media that Australian business’ are being targeted with innovative email scams, with a significant rise in the electronic threat known as a “business email compromise” scam. Broadly speaking, this type of fraudulent activity involves scammers approaching your business while impersonating someone your business works with and trusts, in the […]

Australian business’ have faced unprecedented challenges this year, which have completely altered the way they operate. Many business’ have been completely shut to the public for months, while others have been operating in a heavily restricted, adapted work environment, which has presented staff and customers with a series of novel challenges that come with dealing […]

There has been a strong public message about the importance of preventing the spread of germs over the past few months, through awareness campaigns about the importance of effective workplace hygiene. Staff have been told that it is necessary to wash their hands with soap for 20 seconds, wipe down workstations before using them, and […]

Effective occupational health and safety standards should be an issue that all employers are concerned about. The benefits of an OH&S compliant workplace are many: Not only does it demonstrate to staff that your organisation is committed to protecting their physical and mental wellbeing of employees, which is conducive to a product work environment, it […]

It would not be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a hectic year. Business’ across Australia have had to adapt to tough marketplace conditions, which has resulted in heavily modified onsite working environments, and thousands of employees now working for home. In this stressful period, it can be good for employee morale, which […]

The Australian 2020-21 Federal Budget was released yesterday, and it distinguishes itself from previous years Federal Budget’s through a much stronger focus on community values. Protecting the vulnerable, including the youth sector, jobseekers, people with mental illnesses, and aged care residents, are all areas that received significant support this year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic […]

To remain competitive and relevant in a tough marketplace, business’ will often need to alter their organisational practices and operations, to ensure that they reflect current industry standards. For example, maintaining strong business information security systems is an ongoing process for organisations, as a constant wave of novel cyber risks, and innovative new ways hackers […]

In today’s competitive marketplace perception counts for so much. People rely on so many different factors, including word of mouth, internet reviews, and media reports, when deciding whether to do business with an organisation. What this means for business’ is that to broaden their appeal to potential customers they need to demonstrate value, that is, […]

When it comes to managing Occupational Health and Safety risks, and ensuring that their staff are safe from potential workplace threats, it can be easy to overlook possible mental risks in favour of overt physical ones. After all, physical threats such as loose cables, lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and tripping hazards all stand […]