Look before you leap
In this climate, consider a career move carefully.

Flexible working rights
Employees will be guaranteed a right to request flexible working arrangements.

Green buildings boost business
Environmentally friendly businesses are more likely to attract and retain employees.

Who owns an idea?
Legal cases relating to trade secrets and intellectual property are on the rise.

Salary packaging changes
Labor's first budget has trimmed fringe benefits.

Salaries rising faster at small companies
Companies surveyed by the Australian Institute of Management report that salary growth is picking up this year.

A long way to go
Women are still trailing men in remuneration and appointments to top jobs.

Biggest threat to business may be on inside
The most valuable and sensitive asset in organisations is often intellectual property.

Expats head home to cash in on boom
As signs grow of an economic slowdown in Britain, Australians are returning home in search of work.

Pockets fill as slowdown looms
Workers are getting hefty pay rises, but Australia's economy is at a turning point.

Creating energy at work
CEOS need to encourage the crackle of imagination among staff.

Fake sickies targeted by new software
Employers are turning to voice recognition software to crack down on unnecessary sick leave.

Corporate baristas on the rise
Bosses are waking up and smelling the coffee.

Workers want pay rise: survey
Employees believe they will need a pay rise this year to stay ahead of rising living costs.

Time to get out of the inbox trap
Executives are taking courses to escape the tyranny of the inbox.

Doors open to combat skills shortage
The skilled migration program will jump by 30% next year.

Skills training vital to win the race
CEOs believe the current skills shortage is restricting their ability to innovate.

Encouraging excercise pays off
Businesses are taking steps towards a healthier workforce by incorporating exercise.

Shooting the messenger
People in Australia are still unlikely to blow the whistle on wrongdoings within an organisation.

How to improve financial performance
Many companies are leaving money on the table.

Aussies abroad not ready to come home
The world stage outweighs the pull of our advantages in lifestyle.

Government must act on maternity leave
Employers would benefit by increasing the participation rates of women.

Survey puts figure on skills shortage
Australia's skill shortage is hampering capacity for innovation in industry.

Workplaces still 'boy's clubs'
Many Australian women feel frustrated over a lack of career progression.

Gen Y right about job hopping
There's been a dramatic shift in how big business views its best workers.

Facebook ban a 'betrayal of trust'
Banning social networking sites could hamper efforts to recruit young workers.

Bosses' power to check email
Companies will be able to intercept emails under new laws.

Mum's the word for dads
There is now a push to pay dads paternity leave.

How to net the top talent
Recruiters are using the internet to lure the right people.

Family juggle too hard
Working women are delaying childbirth or opting out of parenthood to maintain balance.

Jobless uptick likely to continue
Higher interest rates are expected to dampen the spectacular gains of the jobs market.

No way to measure exec pay
There is no formal mechanism to measure if an executive's pay is too high.

Young workers finding the world is their oyster
Employer surveys are showing they must do more to keep an increasingly mobile workforce.

Where philosophy meets business
Melbourne Business School has hired a philosopher-in-residence.

Buoyant market allows employees to shop around
Employees are switching jobs more often as they take advantage of a buoyant market.

Don't turn your back on your board
Company directors, rather than governments or executive officers, are responsible for preventing business collapse.

Training managers, it's horses for courses
A novel program helps managers improve their communication skills with some equine help.

Facebook up to it
Businesses have only recently begun to utilise collaborative and interactive online applications.

The talent pipeline
Finding and attracting passive candidates is high on leadership agendas.

Why email is so old fashioned
Mobile texting is now outstripping the use of email among the young.

Hooked on technology
Has our love for electronic gadgets turned into a fully fledged addiction?

It's all down to experience
Employers are increasingly seeking out older workers.

Watch out for the Greenwash
Beware the world of the planet-friendly sales pitch.

Recruitment 2.0
Welcome to the brave new world of job hunting.

Good leaders look the part
How can you tell successful chief executives from the not-so-successful? That's easy - from their appearance.

Work ethics
Today's employees expect a lot more from their employers than a weekly pay packet.

What workers want
A shortage of talent means employees can make more demands of employers.

Good for you
The best companies value their employees and realise that looking after them results in better outcomes and higher productivity.

Not all work, no play
Australians worked less hours in 2007 than they did 20 years ago.

The way we live
A picture of a nation is uncovered among the annual collection of surveys and statistics.

Directors: an endangered species
There's a talent shortage in the public company boardroom.

Inequities, but there's climate change
Women are in an ideal position to push for higher pay and top-level positions.

Take your pick of perks
Employees are making more demands for benefits and employers are accommodating them.

Healthy outlook for job seekers
The bulk of new employment is expected to come from four industries.

Green offices that slash absenteeism
Staff productivity is higher in a revolutionary Melbourne block.