It’s 5 o’clock on a Friday and everyone in the office is heading to the local pub for “Beer O’Clock”. Personally, I’ve been sober for almost 15 months to get healthy (physically and mentally) and sometimes, this time of the week can cause some anxiety. Not because I...
Saturday, 30th March 2023, was a historic day for gender equality in Australia! In short, the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023, bill was passed to close the gender pay gap in the Australian workforce. So, what? If you’re a...
This IWD, the key focus was on Equity. Equity and equality are often used interchangeably, but they have different meanings regarding workplace diversity and inclusion. So, what’s the difference? Equality refers to treating everyone the same regardless of their...
Tired of being rejected after interviews? Interview Fatigue is REAL! I'm constantly hearing stories from talents of feeling tired, exhausted and completely over-applying for jobs! The market is incredibly tough right now. Covid is "over" so most companies are back to...
It’s 1 o’clock on a Monday and it’s finally lunchtime. Your back is sore from sitting for hours, you’ve had three cups of coffee, and you’re having trouble concentrating after staring at the computer screen for hours. Sounds familiar? You’re not alone. What do you do...
When you hear the term compassionate leadership, what comes to mind? Kindness, understanding, sympathy, empathy? Merriam-Webster defines compassion as "sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” Compassion can be felt in...
Pay secrecy is now banned thanks to the recent passing of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill reform package, which makes amends to the Fair Work Act. Passed on December 2, 2022. This bill aims to improve job security and close the gender pay gap.
Recently, 3.6 million people watched a USA influencer cut up her $1,500 Balenciaga bag in protest of the brand’s latest misdeeds. If you’re unfamiliar with the latest scandal, Spanish luxury fashion brand Balenciaga released digital ads that showed young children holding plush bears in bondage…
Ahh 2022, the year of the Optus & Medibank data breach, flexible/ hybrid work culture becoming the new norm, salaries going up-up-up and Elon Musk buying a new billion-dollar toy! We wanted to check in with our superstar digital talents that are currently working...
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many of us to pause, reevaluate and think about what we REALLY for our future. We have noticed a shift & many employees that suffer from burnout from the five-day working week have adopted a digital nomad lifestyle, moved across...
It’s a hot topic in Australian workplaces right now. How many weeks are new parents entitled to when we talk about paid parental leave? Take a guess…12, 16, 25? Unless you are a parent of young children, work in HR, or are familiar with workplace laws, you probably...
Last week, I felt that I needed some answers from the public. Over a short period of time, several of my senior-level female talents declined job offers that I had put to them & decided to stay in their current jobs due to counter offers from their current...