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In today’s non-stop work culture, stigma related to mental health is costing us more than money. To prevent long-term harm to our workforce, attitudes still need to change. In a 2019 report, the Productivity Commission revealed negative mental health costs Australian workplaces up to $17 billion a year. Only five years prior, a report released...Read More
Facing cash flow issues and falling behind on repayments as a result of COVID-19? There are ways to manage debt during a crisis to help stay financially secure for the future. We don’t need to tell you these are challenging times. The Federal Government estimates that around 6 million workers1 will receive financial assistance in...Read More
Food for thought! Relieving stress using food
April 27, 2020
Stress, feelings of overwhelm, worry and fear are all normal and understandable reactions as we face the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are in extraordinary times, and therefore extraordinary measures need to be taken when it comes to managing stress. One of the best interventions to combat stress is to nourish your body with...Read More
Ride the market to recovery
April 27, 2020
Severe market downturns feel anything but fair. In many ways the biggest risk facing investors now is the impulse to take action and to make hasty, short-term decisions based on emotional factors rather than accepting where we are today and riding things out. The loss of market value that seemingly evaporates overnight is deeply unsettling...Read More
How to keep your team productive during a pandemic
April 20, 2020
Shifting work conditions can have an adverse impact on any team, let alone when a global pandemic is the cause. Here’s how to keep your team operating as effectively as possible. If your business is lucky enough to be continuing as normal — or close to normal — during the COVID-19 pandemic, then you’re still...Read More
How investment market volatility could affect your super
April 14, 2020
You may hear about investment market volatility and think it has nothing to do with you, especially if you don’t own any investments, such as shares. So, it may surprise you to learn that most working Australians are investors in the share market through their super. In fact, Australia’s super funds are one of the...Read More
The Australian Government has announced a new $18 million program to help fund and launch new startup businesses that are owned and run by women entrepreneurs. In a plan that will run for the next three years, the objective of The Boosting Female Founders Initiative is to help female-led businesses overcome the inherent disadvantages they...Read More
A different form of distancing
April 6, 2020
We are all having to learn new socially responsible and acceptable ways of behaving. Social distancing, in a few short weeks, has gone from an abstract notion more applicable to strangers than friends and relatives to having a hard spatial definition – 4 square metres to be precise. At times like this there are many,...Read More
Much of the media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic is focusing on the potential health impacts. The potential financial impacts are likely to be severe as well, including: a slowdown in the economy, job losses, drops in income, and straining household budgets. However, just like you can take physical health precautions, now is the time...Read More
With the COVID-19 coronavirus crippling the Australian economy and affecting livelihoods, the Australian Federal Government has announced a range of measures to support small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The total stimulus (including for individuals) announced to date is worth $189 billion, or 10% of the size of the Australian economy, and the government has said...Read More