by Geoff Slade | Feb 25, 2014 | The world @work
Is this an extended downturn or rather an exciting structural shift? I’m in the camp that sees the whole global market undergoing a structural shift. This month Australians and in particular Melburnians awoke to the reality that Toyota in 2017 will join Ford and...
by Geoff Slade | Feb 7, 2014 | The world @work
I was staggered this week when I heard that Adam Bandt, Greens Deputy Leader and Federal Member for Melbourne, was calling for the head of Paul Howes, the Leader of the AWU. Howes stated publicly that some industry workers were ahead of the game in wage negotiations...
by Geoff Slade | Feb 4, 2014 | The world @work
I can see what successive governments and unions have been attempting to do with the evolving workplace IR laws. They’re designed for an aspirational nirvana workplace where everyone loves work, deals fairly in all situations and glistens with uber-productivity,...
by Geoff Slade | Jan 28, 2014 | The world @work
In London over the New Year, I witnessed first-hand the buzz of the City even in the middle of winter. As with Australia, it’s a country grappling with a flood of people, in this case Eastern Europeans who want to make London home. The open borders of the EU...
by Geoff Slade | Jan 21, 2014 | The world @work
It cuts both ways: You may already have managed someone old enough to be your grandfather, but sooner or later, according to recent research, you’ll be supervised by a friend of your granddaughter. A report from Suncorp Superannuation released in late 2013,...
