• Business

    Business

    ANZ’s four-day work week pilot success a “game changer” for how we work


    Joe Jiang |  July 5, 2023


    Successful trials of the four-day work week in Australia and New Zealand have signalled a need to transform the way we work to achieve sustainable benefits for the employee, the organisation and society, RMIT Professor Zhou (Joe) Jiang, explains.


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  • Finance

    Finance

    Australian middle market continues to power ahead as the engine room of economy


    Mick Wright-Smith |  June 30, 2023


    Banks face several key challenges in lending to middle market companies, Mick Wright-Smith, Co-Founder and Partner, Epsilon Direct Lending explains.


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  • Digital transformation

    Digital transformation

    Embrace digital transformation now or risk falling behind


    Adrian Floate |  June 26, 2023


    Businesses of all sizes need to embrace digital transformation – especially in how they make/accept invoice payments and how this impacts cash flow – as a means of survival in today’s uncertain economic environment, Adrian Floate Managing Director of Spenda explains.


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  • Retail

    Retail

    Retail recession will be life-changing for consumers


    First 5000 |  June 23, 2023


    According to customer experience expert, Lyndall Spooner of Fifth Dimension, the retail recession will be life-changing in a positive way for consumers. While brands are going under and there is blood on the streets, consumers will be the winners.


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  • Digital transformation

    Digital transformation

    SMES to benefit from staff training, digital investment


    First 5000 |  June 22, 2023


    Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is encouraging SMEs businesses to act now if they want to benefit from a new tax incentive to train their employees and digitise their business.


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  • Cyber security Have your say

    Cyber security Have your say

    ASIC invites Australian entities to assess their cyber resilience


    First 5000 |  June 21, 2023


    ASIC-regulated entities, including mid market businesses, publicly listed companies, other entities holding licences and authorisations, are invited to take part in a survey to measure cyber resilience in Australia’s corporate and financial markets. 


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  • Human resources

    Human resources

    Changes to pay secrecy explained


    Sean Melbourne |  June 14, 2023


    Penalties for pay secrecy clauses have been updated. Sean Melbourne from professional services company Source explains what employers and employees can and can’t do when it comes to pay secrecy.


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  • Superannuation

    Superannuation

    Federal Government announces payday super from 1 July 2026


    First 5000 |  June 1, 2023


    The Albanese Government has announced it will require super to be paid at the same time as salary and wages from 1 July 2026.


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