by Emma Hawley | Dec 12, 2025 | Business Support, The world @work
Being from the UK, living in Australia wasn’t even on my radar until a friend of mine suggested it when I mentioned I was planning travelling around Southeast Asia. I was so excited by the idea! I thought of hot sunny beach days and endless BBQs… Of course, my time...
by Maria Cenic | Apr 3, 2025 | Interchange Bench, The world @work
An afternoon of fun and friendly competition Our teams at Slade Group believe problem solving, collaboration and a bit of fun are at the heart of a great workplace culture, so what better way to bring these to life than with our own version of The Amazing Race in...
by Fiona Lewis-Gray | Jul 6, 2023 | The world @work
This week we did our official Biggest Morning Tea, and it was a great success! Hosting it at the end of May, we got everyone involved in a Great Slade Bake Off, with our teams bringing in their own baked goods. Although there was some trepidation about what would be...
by Karen Yang and Maggie Zhang | Jan 27, 2023 | Interchange Bench, The world @work
We asked Karen Yang and Maggie Zhang from our Payroll team what Chinese New Year, which falls on 22 January in 2023, means to them… Karen: The celebration of Spring Festival (or Chūnjié in pinyin) has more than 4000 years history. Based on the Chinese lunisolar...
by Sammy Wright | Mar 8, 2022 | Interchange Bench, The world @work
It’s rewarding to see other women succeed. I started my career in my mid 20s with a large multinational, led mainly by men who excelled in micro-management… they scrutinised all of our activities, imposed onerous activity reports and even questioned sick days. On...
