Posts by Ross Clennett

On Sunday the reigning English Premier League champions, Manchester City opened their title defence with a victory over West Ham United. City’s two goals were both scored by Norwegian striker Erling Haaland (pictured, above), in his debut game for the club. Haaland’s transfer from German club, Borussia Dortmund (who play in the German equivalent of…

It’s amazing (or maybe not) how quickly C-suite sentiment about the importance of their workers turns when market conditions change. Big 4 accounting and consulting firm, Deloitte, recently released their H1 2022 CFO Sentiment survey results. Comprehensively, with daylight second, the most nominated response to the category ‘Risks of most concern to CFOs over the…

Last Saturday night my wife and I went out to a party; leaving our 15-year-old son to decide which of the normal array of takeaway options he would order in. Against my wife’s better judgment he ordered McDonald’s, to be delivered by Menu Log. Fast forward two hours, despite multiple follow-ups, and an app message…

The release of the May 2022 vacancy data (above) provides gloomy reading for the nation’s employers but great news for the eight thousand recruitment agencies around the country. The demographics point to the almost guaranteed certainty that the soaring vacancy rate won’t be dropping back to anything like historical norms any time soon. Vacancies climbed…

It appears I am in a world of overwhelming feedback. I am asked for Google reviews and Trip Advisor reviews. Netflix wants me to rate the shows I watch, Comminsure wants me to rate their service and every time I have an interaction with a CBA employee I receive a request to complete a survey…

Earlier this week Sidekicker announced that it has raised $AUD 20 million from shareholder Seek Investments. In 2016 SEEK acquired a minority stake in Sidekicker for an undisclosed amount in excess of $1 million. Additional funding to the tune of $10 million was provided in 2019 According to an Australian Financial Review article posted earlier…

When I left the safety of a permanent full-time job for the unknown of self-employment, 19 years ago, I was an outlier in my cohort of employed friends. My son had just turned 4 and my daughter was two and my relationship with their mother was over. I no longer had a marriage or a…

The recent labour market squeeze has employers and employer groups predictably call on the Federal Government for more, and faster, immigration to assist them employ the workers they need but (supposedly) can’t find. Immigration has been one of the primary policy levers used by (predominantly) first-world governments to expand a country’s labour supply. Employers much…

The RCSA Awards Dinner last Thursday took an unexpected twist. After the eleven award winners had been announced, RCSA CEO Charles Cameron took to the lectern to announce an award that was not listed on the program. The CEO’s award for Outstanding Contribution recognises “an individual who has donated their time and demonstrated outstanding dedication…

Sunday 8 May was Mother’s Day this year. ​My family accompanied me to the Mother’s Day Classic (MDC) at the Domain in Melbourne (pictured above) and we completed the event along with thousands of other participants. We participate in the MDC each year in memory of my sister, Mary, who died of breast cancer in…