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Evolving from transactional function to internal business partner, HR is tasked by organisations with overseeing today's talent acquisition and management while also future-proofing workforce strategy - against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, talent scarcity and relentless change. Global economic forecasts for 2018 are mixed and business disruptors plentiful, including a...

Aside from showing your commitment to maintaining the health and safety of your employees, hiring a safety professional can reduce injuries and injury related costs and demonstrate your organisation is meeting legislative requirements. Despite this, there is still a lack of understanding in some organisations regarding the responsibilities of safety professionals. To get you...

How should I organise my CV and what content should I include? Applications for jobs are as high as they have ever been and the CV, more than ever, is critical in ensuring you secure your perfect role or at least give yourself the chance to interview for it. It is important to remember that your CV is a selling tool speaking on your behalf. It needs to be a strong, achieveme...

How do I prepare for an interview? In most cases, your recruitment consultant should be able to assist you with your preparation, but conducting your own research will certainly help. Know the company. Look into the organisation’s performance, study their website, blogs, social media sites and research relevant articles on their recent activity. Have they won awards recently...

Why working in short-term roles can have surprising benefits So you’ve taken the plunge and left your job, flown across the world to Australia and are in possession of a treasured Working Holiday Visa. You’ve travelled the East Coast, hit the Red Centre, attempted to stand on a surfboard and seen a kangaroo. What next? Well after checking your wallet and finding it empty, th...

WorkSafe inspectors have legislated powers to enter your workplace during working hours, or when there is an immediate risk to anyone, to assess compliance with health and safety laws. When they enter your workplace, WorkSafe will notify the person in charge as well as any health and safety representatives of their presence. They inspect businesses of all sizes across all in...

What you need to know Given Australia’s ageing workforce, employers will now be faced with employees who are older, who have a longer and varied work history and who are likely to present with a pre-existing injury or disease. The best time to contemplate the implications of an ageing workforce is while these issues are in their infancy. The area is complex as it involves cl...

Frazer Jones' salary guide of HR talent in Australia for 2017/18 available now. The guide is the most comprehensive HR questionnaire in APAC and explores HR recruitment trends, HR priorities for the year ahead as well as the latest salaries and anticipated salary increases in Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Australia. It is used by HR professionals to measure their HR salary...

Where HR professionals require independent investigations, often in relation to senior executives involving serious allegations, engaging a forensic investigator and evoking legal professional privilege is often the wisest move. Frazer Jones were delighted to host a seminar in conjunction with Hall & Wilcox, where Donna Thomson, Partner, PPB Advisory, spoke on when to involv...

We take five with new recruit Roxane Sexton to chat about Amsterdam, margaritas, and Reece’s Peanut Cups. With over eight years’ experience in the Sydney HR recruitment market, Roxane will be handling roles in the financial and professional services space. What nickname do you go by? Rox, and occasionally Dory. What is your favourite city? Too hard to call. My current pick w...