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Savvy HR

@SavvyWorkplace

Savvy provides pragmatic advice & support for business leaders on people management, leadership, culture and organisational design.

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savvyhr.com.au
Joined March 2018
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The more deluded people are about their own skills and talents, the easier it is for them to fool others into thinking they are more capable than they are actually. #leadership fastcompany.com/90691681/arr…
Arrogant leaders continue to rise. Here's how to deal with one

Arrogant leaders continue to rise. Here's how to deal with one

The more deluded people are about their own skills and talents, the easier it is for them to fool others into thinking they are more capable than they are actually. Here's how to avoid the fallout.

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There’s a lot of legal liability for employers if they demand workers to return to work and they subsequently get sick. forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2…
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Icare executives received gifts such as international flights, accommodation, concert tickets and online shopping vouchers from companies to which the agency has awarded major contracts. @smh smh.com.au/national/icare-st…
Icare staff got tickets to Buble concert, flights and shopping vouchers

Icare staff got tickets to Buble concert, flights and shopping vouchers

Senior staff at the besieged state insurer accepted gifts worth about $65,000 since 2015 from major contractors, including Capgemini, PwC and KPMG, documents show.

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The CEO and co-owner of a human resources consultancy on a $350,000 salary (+ bonuses) claims she was overworked, and was the victim of "relentless" bullying by the company's chairman. afr.com/work-and-careers/wor…

CEO claims she was overworked, bullied by chairman

The ex-CEO of a HR firm has accused her former employer of bullying and forcing her to work 70-hour weeks in a case she says exposes 'old patriarchal structures'.

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QLD NSW border - “The issue is obviously around the health of people in the community, but the health and future of businesses also needs to be cared for”. ⁦@GCBulletin⁩ goldcoastbulletin.com.au/bus…
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Under an Enforceable Undertaking, the ABC has agreed to a ‘contrition payment’ of $600,000 for the underpayments, which range from $7 to $180,000 for individual casual staff. @fairwork_gov_au @SavvyWorkplace @SavvyHR
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The ABC will pay over $11.9 million to more than 1,800 casual staff. ABC casual staff were receiving flat rates of pay insufficient to cover, overtime, penalty rates, allowances, and in some cases employees were paid less than the minimum hourly rate. ⁦ fairwork.gov.au/about-us/new…
The obligation to provide a safe workplace has become far more complicated during the COVID-19 crisis. @AFRLeadership afr.com/companies/profession…

Employers face legal minefield of virus issues

Keeping a workplace safe - at home or in the office - is fraught with legal problems, and it has become far more complicated during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Surf life saving QLD #slsq
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@9NewsGoldCoast19 Apr 2020
#9News has uncovered a serious underpayment scandal at one of Queensland's most prominent organisations. @RMorrison9 #9News

Surf Life Saving workers underpaid

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The NSW government is poised to privatise the state’s plantation forests. theguardian.com/australia-ne…
NSW poised to privatise state forests to raise $1bn for infrastructure projects

NSW poised to privatise state forests to raise $1bn for infrastructure projects

Exclusive: Long-term lease of softwood plantations expected to be one of first assets off block in 2020

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#HopgoodGanim Lawyers will cut the salary of staff earning more than $65,000 by 20 per cent from 1 May. ⁦@LawyersWeekly⁩ Weekly lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/…

Firm requests 20% cut in salaries for staff earning $65k-plus

An Australian law firm has requested staff earning above $65,000 per year to accept a 20 per cent salary reduction and proportionately reduce working hours for a period of six months.

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⁦@minterellison⁩ , Australia’s biggest law firm, cuts partner draws by 50% and asks staff to buy 6 weeks of “COVID leave” as it prepares for revenue falls of up to 40% ⁦@AFRLeadership⁩ afr.com/companies/profession…

Minters halves partner pay, asks staff to buy leave

Australia’s biggest law firm is cutting partner draws by 50 per cent and asking staff to buy six weeks of “COVID leave” as it prepares for revenue falls of up to 40 per cent.

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The biggest issue with #JobKeeper remains cash flow with businesses required to cover the wages of their staff even while the business is not operating. ⁦@smh⁩ smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Pressure mounts for JobKeeper changes as firms rush to enrol

Calls for changes to the JobKeeper wage subsidy program are growing as firms formally enrol in the $130 billion program.

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⁦@KPMG⁩ has laid off 200 workers, and anyone earning more than $62,000 a year will take a 20% pay cut amid the #COVID19 pandemic. dailymail.co.uk/news/article…

KPMG lay off 200 workers amid coronavirus

Accounting firm KPMG have laid off 200 workers, and anyone earning more than $62,000 a year will take a 20 per cent pay cut.

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“There was nothing in the government's stimulus package for coronavirus for Australia's estimated 1.45 million sole traders”. smh.com.au/business/small-bu… @insidesmallbus @mysmallbusiness @SmallBizAU1 @carawaters @smh
Relief for sole traders expected in next few days

Relief for sole traders expected in next few days

The government is expected to announce relief for sole traders who were left out of its small business package in the next few days.

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Firms that are beneficiaries of govt consulting work should be banned from donating to political parties including in kind such as events, memberships, sponsorships, networking and conferences. ⁦@FinancialReview⁩ afr.com/companies/profession…

PwC, KPMG, EY swung behind Labor ahead of federal election

The big four consulting firms have made political donations worth more than $4 million in the six years to 2019.

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Successful leaders descended from survivors of traumatic events can take rich material from their history and transform it into something positive, productive and results-driven. knowledge.insead.edu/leaders… via @INSEADKnowledge

How Leadership Can Emerge From the Trauma of History

Victims of intergenerational adversity can channel the darkness of the past into five uniquely positive values.

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Not just an excitable boy: Fair Work describes 20-year-old's behaviour as “one of the most egregious acts of gross and wilful misconduct” that he had witnessed in more than two decades of arbitrating unfair dismissal claims. savvyhr.com.au/insights/12-i…
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I'd rather be working with a "Visionary Boss" than the alternative @HarvardBiz @SavvyHR
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@HarvardBiz16 Nov 2018
How to Work for a Boss Who Has a New Idea Every 5 Minutes s.hbr.org/2QNcB8S
How to Work for a Boss Who Has a New Idea Every 5 Minutes

How to Work for a Boss Who Has a New Idea Every 5 Minutes

Visionary bosses can be exciting, fun, and innovative. They can also feel overwhelming when there’s no way that you can keep up with all of their creative ideas. Instead of letting their ideas...

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Class actions worth up to $50 million have hit Hays and Stellar Recruitment over the alleged unlawful use of casuals in the mining... afr.com/news/policy/industri…

Hays, Stellar Recruitment hit with $50 million class actions over casuals

Major labour hire firms have been hit with the first of many employment class actions expected to rock the resources industry.

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The ABC has commenced a review in conjunction with ⁦@fairwork_gov_au⁩ after underpaying up to 2500 casual staff over the past six years ⁦@smh⁩ smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

ABC admits it has underpaid up to 2500 casual staff over six years

A union expects the broadcaster to face a "sizeable" bill, after the broadcaster admitted underpaying one staff member $19,000 over three years.

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