Imagine suddenly losing a day. Another crisis has blown up, and it’s going to take all day to sort it out (and your to-do list is still waiting for you). You’re fuming. You’re going to figure out how this happened, and put a stop to it. But then after you’ve dealt with the issue you…
When you’re reckoning up an employee’s value, the numbers only tell half of the story. Metrics like sales or customers served are important — that’s what keeps you in business. And we know that keeping good people makes sense, if only to avoid the costs of staff turnover thousands of dollars in recruitment and staff…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to roll out across most of the country from July 2016. And it’s going to seriously shake up the disability care sector. Once the scheme is rolled out, disability care will no longer be a one-size-fits-all approach. People living with a disability will have more choice and…
easyEMPLOYER CEO Michael Hazillias shares his thoughts on a new way of thinking about the role of pharmacies in primary care. When I’m out talking to pharmacists, the conversation almost always turns to profitability. Supermarkets are selling pharmaceuticals, cutting into pharmacies’ revenue. So pharmacists are understandably worried about keeping their business above water. Until very…
As a smart business owner you strive to spend your time working on your business rather than handling all those time consuming and low value-add office administrative functions.One administrative function you are likely to find both frustrating and time consuming is payroll. It’s not that payroll isn’t important, but it is a standard procedure and…
The silly season is upon us and as such we have included some great tips and information to help you deal with some common holiday period issues (like dealing with leave requests!). Happy Holidays!
When you’re responsible for managing payroll, you want to get the best return on your staffing dollar. And that means being on top of each point in your payroll system, so you can find and fix leaks: places you’re losing money. It may be a slow leak: losing a fraction of your total staffing budget…
We’ve all heard the stereotypes about Baby Boomers at work. Younger colleagues confuse Baby Boomers’ strong work ethic with workaholism. Employers worry that older workers are scared of change, hoard information and don’t like technology. These stereotypes aren’t fair – or accurate. Baby Boomers might be older, but they’ve got valuable experience and skills that…
When you’re running a franchise, you can’t always count on the brand you joined to help you turn a profit. Often, the difference between thriving and just barely covering license fees comes down to how well you manage people: saving time and headaches, so you can concentrate on growing the business. At easyEMPLOYER, we work…
Angela runs a busy pharmacy in a suburban shopping centre. One of her best workers is a 23-year-old science student named Pete. He’s bright, capable, and gets along with co-workers and customers.There’s one problem. Pete’s responsible for ordering new stock, and he’s made some expensive mistakes lately. Angela has asked Pete to pay more attention,…