Overcoming Healthcare’s Toughest Challenges in Talent, Compliance and Coverage
From Crisis to Recovery: How Australian Healthcare Systems Can Combat the Workforce Crisis In healthcare, there has always been pressure, but lately it feels different. Across hospitals, aged care facilities and community clinics, the warning signs are no longer subtle. Shifts are harder to fill. Staff are staying for shorter periods. Managers are spending more time […]
How to Improve Attendance and Shift Filling with a Holistic Employee Benefit
A Holistic Benefit That Actually Fills Shifts: Rethinking Employee Attendance in Australia The scene is all too familiar for managers in hospitality, retail, and healthcare. It’s 8:00 AM on a busy day, and a crucial shift remains unfilled. The phone calls go to voicemail. The text messages are left on “read”. This is not just […]
Supporting Our Own: The Untapped Potential of Family-Friendly Workplaces in Australia
How Australian Businesses Can Strengthen Their Workforce by Supporting Working Parents’ Financial and Family Wellbeing Australia’s economic landscape is constantly evolving, but one thing remains constant: our people are our greatest asset. Yet, for a significant portion of our workforce, the daily juggle between work and family life, particularly the exorbitant cost of childcare, is […]
Build an Employer Brand That Attracts and Keeps Top Talent
How Australian Employers Can Turn Authenticity, Flexibility, and Financial Wellbeing into a Competitive Talent Advantage In today’s tight Australian labour market, a well-crafted employer brand is essential. As companies compete for top talent, how your organisation is perceived as an employer can make all the difference in attracting the right people and keeping them engaged […]
The Link Between Financial Wellbeing and Mental Health
Why Financial Security Is the Missing Piece in Australia’s Mental Health Conversation Australians are feeling the pinch. With living costs climbing faster than wages, many households are struggling to cover everyday expenses. This growing financial pressure is not just an economic issue. It has become one of the leading drivers of mental health challenges across […]
Building a Future-Ready EVP: Why Talent Stays Where They Feel Valued
How Australian Employers Can Redefine Employee Value Through Authenticity, Wellbeing, and Pay Flexibility Australia’s labour market is more competitive than ever. With skill shortages, evolving employee expectations, and heightened pressure on organisations to differentiate themselves, Employee Value Proposition (EVP) has become a strategic necessity rather than a HR buzzword. An EVP encapsulates the unique set […]
Gen Z Isn’t Waiting: How Employers Need to Adapt to the New Workforce Reality
Gen Z Isn’t Waiting: How Employers Need to Adapt to the New Workforce Reality Generation Z, those born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, are no longer just interns or fresh graduates. They now make up nearly 27 percent of the global workforce and are rapidly reshaping workplace expectations. In Australia, this generation is entering […]
The Future of Payroll: From Batch Processing to On-demand Pay
The Future of Payroll: From Batch Processing to On-demand Pay For over a century, payroll has followed a familiar rhythm. Employers calculate hours, process pay runs, and issue wages in batches every fortnight or month. Employees plan their lives around these cycles, often anxiously awaiting payday. But in a digital-first economy, where services are increasingly […]
Pay Advances vs Earned Wage Access: What Australian Employers Should Know
Pay Advances vs Earned Wage Access: What Australian Employers Should Know With the rising cost of living, many Australian employers are exploring ways to support staff by enabling earlier access to wages. Two approaches are common: traditional pay advances and modern Earned Wage Access (EWA). Here’s what to consider. Administrative Burden and Efficiency Pay Advances: […]
Absenteeism and Presenteeism: What’s the Difference and Which is Worse?
Absenteeism and Presenteeism: What’s the Difference and Which is Worse? When businesses talk about productivity loss, absenteeism is usually the first culprit. Employees not showing up to work costs companies billions each year in replacement staff, overtime, and missed output. But there is another, often bigger, problem hiding in plain sight: presenteeism. This occurs when […]
Job burnout is costing Australian businesses billions, are you addressing the root causes?
Job burnout is costing Australian businesses billions, are you addressing the root causes? Burnout is no longer an isolated issue, it’s a workplace epidemic. For employers, HR leaders, and CFOs, the cost of burnout extends far beyond disengagement. It drives up turnover, absenteeism, and healthcare expenses, while eroding productivity and morale. With shifting workforce demographics […]
Why Flexibility in Pay Matters as Much as Flexibility in Work
If you offer flexible work but not flexible pay, you are only halfway there Flexibility at work has become a baseline expectation. Yet while hybrid schedules and remote options are now standard, flexibility in how and when employees access their pay has lagged behind. In a cost of living crunch, that gap is costly for […]
The Hidden Economics of Employee Retention: Why Keeping Your Best People is Your Best Investment
The Hidden Economics of Employee Retention: Why Keeping Your Best People is Your Best Investment As Australian businesses navigate the tightest labour market in decades, with unemployment sitting at 4.1%, the challenge of retaining quality staff has become a boardroom priority. From Sydney’s financial district to Perth’s mining sector, companies are discovering that in today’s […]
Earned Wage Access: The Global Pay Revolution
Earned Wage Access (EWA) is capturing the attention of leading Australian employers, promising to reshape how we think about pay and employee wellbeing. In this insightful interview, Paytime CEO Steven Furman sits down with Jeanniey Walden—former Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer at DailyPay and a pioneer in the EWA movement. Jeanniey shares how EWA […]
Beyond Traditional Pay Cycles: The Evolution of Employee Compensation
Beyond Traditional Pay Cycles: The Evolution of Employee Compensation The traditional fortnightly pay cycle, a relic from an era of paper cheques and manual processing,is increasingly misaligned with the financial realities facing Australian workers. With nearly 60% of Australians running out of money between paycheques and financial stress costing employers billions annually in lost productivity, […]