don’t let the Pollies distract you

TL:DR Non compliance of recent Privacy and ATO Payroll legislation could mean signficant penalties for your business. You may have missed this some links are provided below In recent weeks the Australian parliament has made for some titilating headlines regarding Bill Shorten’s (comments withdrawn here) and consequences of Barnaby not withdrawing at all. The news

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DIY Talent Management or Flow

When hiring Office Administrator Temp and Perm staff in Melbourne, it is no different from anywhere else, Perforance and Engagement are key. In his book, and Ted Talk, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduces not only the importance of getting into a state of flow at work, but how to establish the conditions that maintain it.  One of those key

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Choosing a Recruitment Agency

If you haven’t compared Temp or Permanent Recruitment Agencies recently, you might notice a few things have changed. Because the internet has disrupted the business model for Employment Agencies the value offering to businesses has also changed.  A recruitment activity that might have been of value to you 10 years ago, is now much easier

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Hiring Temps or Perm

There is only one consideration when deciding between hiring a temp or a perm employee, risk.  Risk is about uncertainty Uncertainty Sucks If you’re uncertain about workload increasing or decreasing over the next 24 months than you probably want to consider temporary staff. similarly if this is a new position (or you’re a new leader)

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The impact of IQ People

When we asked for feedback from our client Pacific Hydro about our recent placement Krystle Brewer, we were blown away.  Not just by Krystle’s impact (we kind’ve expected that) but by Pacific Hydro’s appreciation of Krystle’s special talents for turning around difficult situations and always maintaining a sense of calm that benefits others.  Pacific Hydro

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releasing treasured employees with respect

Oh the places you’ll go   There’s a very good reason why the Dr Seuss book “Oh, the place’s you’ll go” has earned a privileged place in the Top 100 Business Books Of All Time.  It’s because people in business understand journeys, successes and failures.  People in business also understand beginnings and endings and beginnings.

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let us reward you

Do you know some shoes that need filling? You know it can take a lot of effort to replace a valuable team member.  At IQ People we take great joy in matching our treasured candidates to the right role. And we really have to keep an eye open for opportunities while we’re getting to know

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Hiring Great Teams

This is a guest post written by Keith Tatley – Founder of Manager Foundation. His opinions are his own. The raison d’etre of management is two things:  get good staff and manage them effectively. So how important is getting good staff? Vital! In fact former co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs considered

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