Test & Measurement Feature Articles

There is evidence to suggest that flexible working might be beneficial for employees' health if they are allowed to have input into their own working patterns, a review by Cochrane ...

The 2010 federal Budget must set Australia's economy on course to continue its run of economic growth over the coming decade, BCA President Graham Bradley says.

The following tips primarily lead back to the golden rule "treat others as you would like to be treated". As an employer, place yourself in the employee's shoes. How would you like ...

While 2009 proved to be a tough year, characterised by rising unemployment and economic gloom, the new year may well bring good tidings for some Australian businesses, with projected ...

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia's largest and most representative business organisation, welcomed the announcement last week by Federal Minister ...

Amid concerns regarding terrorists targeting airliners using weapons less detectable by traditional means, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ramping up deployment ...

The recent death of a 19-year-old Queenslander, who was installing roof insulation, has prompted a warning from WorkSafe on guarding against the effects of extreme temperatures.

The essential nutrient iodine has been added to bread, through the addition of iodised salt, in Australia, to help address the re-emergence of iodine deficiency across most of the ...

There should be no differences between a leader and a manager. The two 'titles' should coexist with one another, but often times a manager lacks leadership abilities. In order to be ...

The Coalition's decision to elevate food security to Shadow Cabinet has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).

Using business jargon is common amongst colleagues in specific industries, but the acronyms, language and lingo spoken in these circles is typically not so well known outside the ...

The 2009-10 half-yearly Budget review released recently by NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal provided further confirmation that the NSW economy was strengthening, said NSW Business ...

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia's largest and most representative business organisation, has set out the case for boosting Australia's productivity ...

A company is not a democracy – it's better. In a democracy, the majority wins. In a good management team, all positive input wins, and all negative input is dismissed. Achieving that ...

During the global financial crisis workers who stayed in their jobs did not reduce their working hours, despite widespread government and commentator claims that cuts in hours had ...

Despite being exempt from the emissions trading scheme, farmers are still being encouraged to be good corporate citizens and a new tool developed at Queensland University of Technology ...

NSW Business Chamber is reminding NSW’s small business owners that they have less than a month left to take advantage of the Federal Government’s 50 percent small business tax break ...

The Minister for Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, has announced the three specialist members of Fair Work Australia's Minimum Wage Panel.

Manufacturing activity grew for the fourth consecutive month in November with the latest Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...

South Australia has all the skills, resources and institutional framework required to create a new national export industry servicing the land and water clean-up needs of site ...