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Workplace relationships greatly impact how we feel about our work, considering we spend 80% of our time at work. Work relationships can vary from professional through to romantic, so it is important to know how best to manage them within your business. Whilst workplace romances are not uncommon, the people involved need to take reasonable [...]

Who are Employsure? Employsure are Australia’s leading expert in the field of workplace regulations, offering a suite of services to support client’s specific needs. What do they do? Employsure protect employers from risks by providing unlimited advice, legally compliant documents, along with insurance and representation should the need arise. They are committed to helping clients [...]

Have you ever made a call to Fairwork Australia (or Employment New Zealand for our NZ members) for information on wages or conditions for your staff to ensure you, as an employer, are doing the correct thing?  You may just be drawing attention to something your business has not been doing properly, opening yourself up [...]

by Nerida Hills Happy New Year!!  I hope that everyone has been enjoying the Festive Season and found some time to relax in preparation for a big year ahead. As I think about IPA’s direction for the coming year, I find myself reflecting on IPA’s accomplishments in 2015 which include the development of our Membership Benefits Flyer, the introduction [...]

by Nerida Hills It was lovely to get up to Queensland last month for our AGM, to catch up with most of the board in person, and to enjoy the hospitality of our Executive Officer, Elaine Tunn who hosted the meeting. Great to have two of our members (& past IPA Presidents) Peter Dolley & Arthur Stacey attend. [...]

By Nerida Hills Great to see all of the entries and thank you to everyone who sent their pictures in, but since we only have two signed copies of Denis’s book, kindly donated by IPA’s Vice President Dee Helm, to give away we had to instruct our judge to pick his favourite two to be our winners. But [...]

By Nerida Hills A warm welcome to our newest members; Rachel Blake from Garden Creative Interiors and Denis Crawford a columnist and feature writer for Gardening Australia magazine and Hort Journal Australia.  Denis is also the author of Garden Pests, Disease & Good Bugs - The ultimate illustrated guide for Australian gardeners and judge for [...]

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