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Managing Stress: Be The Egg, Not the Potato

Stress and challenges are part and parcel of life. While we can’t control the challenges themselves, we can learn how to manage stress better. Five years ago...

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Unfair Dismissal – Multiple Issues Count

The Fair Work Commission has upheld the unfair dismissal of a warehouse worker who repeatedly breached his employer’s policies on smoking, eating and drinking in the workplace....

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Dairy Free Options Dominate Plant-Based Surge

Dairy-Free Options Dominate Plant-Based Surge The arrival of alternatives for almost everything in food and beverages has been driven by a number of factors, but health remains...

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Emerging Dairy Trends to Look Out for in 2019

2019 has well and truly arrived, and we think this year might be the year for Emerging dairy to take charge when it comes to product innovation....

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Australian Milk Supply Runs Dairy Industry is Entering

As a pastry chef I am committed to supporting local producers, and milk and cream are ingredients I use in my work every day. However, not often...

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When is an Employee’s Resignation Freely Given?

When is an Employee’s Resignation Freely Given? The Fair Work Commission has found that a carpenter who alleged he was forced to resign for his own safety...

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The Best Month to Set New Year’s Resolutions?

January’s the logical month to make New Year’s Resolutions: new year, new you. Right? Donna Sisinni reckons February’s the best time for getting realistic, however. As ‘being...

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Five Mistakes Every Business Makes

Many business owners often ask themselves how much faster they may have been able to achieve their success if they had only been better prepared and more...

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Criminal Record Checks and Discrimination

Many potential employees will have a criminal record of some description. Under what circumstances can an employer take into account an employee’s criminal record in deciding on...

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Ship-Shape Space

Why are we fitting out two 20-foot shipping containers for our chocolate factory? Because our factory is situated in an 800sqm space and it has a really...