Business in Focus

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Introduction - Subscribe

Introduction

As vaccinations of COVID-19 start to roll out across the country, there are signs of hope. But, the coronavirus will continue to shape the economy and business confidence for a while yet.
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March 2021 economic update - Subscribe

March 2021 economic update

Running Time: 10:24

Like it or not – and despite a rolling out of vaccinations – COVID-19 is still with us, and that will determine the business landscape for the months ahead.
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Prof Neville Norman, Melbourne University

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Business beyond JobKeeper - Subscribe

Business beyond JobKeeper

Running Time: 11:04

A lot fewer businesses have gone broke in the last 12 months than during “normal” times. Small business ombudsman, Kate Carnell, says it’s a consequence of JobKeeper and other benefits to support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kate Carnell, Aust. Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman

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Who’s heading back to the office? - Subscribe

Who’s heading back to the office?

Running Time: 11:19

Are you and your staff slowly heading back to the office? (COVID restrictions permitting, of course!) It’s not easy to manage.
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Mark McCrindle, McCrindle Research

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Can you demand a return to the workplace? - Subscribe

Can you demand a return to the workplace?

Running Time: 9:06

It may not be yet but soon - perhaps very soon - employers will start entreating their staff back to the office. But what happens when employees resist the move and simply say “No”?
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Athena Koelmeyer, Workplace Law

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Avoiding unintended underpayments - Subscribe

Avoiding unintended underpayments

Running Time: 10:19

“Oh no, I’ve stuffed up the payroll and underpaid my staff!” Heard that one before? Cheryl-Anne Laird of Mazars will tell you how easy and how common it is to make mistakes in payroll.
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Cheryl-Anne Laird, Mazars

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Sharemarket update - Subscribe

Sharemarket update

Running Time: 10:48

No, the US sharemarket didn’t collapse when Donald Trump left office. In fact it’s been busier than ever, there and here…on top of which we’ve had share price manipulations on a grand scale, take Reddit, for example, and then, there was Silversque
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Elio D’Amato, Spotee Consulting

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Ramping up your accounting practice in 2021 - Subscribe

Ramping up your accounting practice in 2021

Running Time: 8:55

Businesses have had the wind taken out of their sales these last twelve months as a result of COVID-19. Now might be just the right time to sit down with your clients to help them determine a plan of recovery.
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Mark Holton, Smithink

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Closing comments / quote of the month - Subscribe

Closing comments / quote of the month

Our quote this month is from Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates who quoted another world-famous billionaire…
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