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The critical role of employment contracts
By Linda Blackett and Ilga Horvat from Boutique HR A number of smaller wine businesses have reportedly struggled to manage recent changes to employment requirements.
How to get everyone working in the right direction
Ilga Horvat from Boutique HR provides tips on how best for wine business operators to guide the direction and progress of employees. This is a
New employees: navigating successful onboarding and probation
by Ilga Horvat Ilga Horvat from Boutique HR shares valuable insights into the processes involved with bringing new staff into a business. Starting a new
How to meet your legal positive duty obligations
By Ilga Horvat Ilga Horvat from Boutique HR examines the responsibilities of wine business employers under new workplace requirements. Effective from 12 December 2023 the
Unifying the team
Image courtesy Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association By Ilga Horvat As part of her ongoing series providing tips to grape and wine business operators,
Navigating the recent and upcoming Fair Work Legislation changes
Changes to the Fair Work Act will have considerable implications for wine industry employers. Ilga Horvat and Linda Blackett, from Boutique HR Consulting, provide insights
Endeavour Group appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Endeavour Group Limited has announced Kate Beattie will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 26 June 2023 as current CFO, Shane Gannon steps
Get ahead of harvest labour shortages
Today’s labour shortage is predicted to continue into the upcoming 2022 harvest season. Savvy winemakers are looking for ways to save time and resources while
Initiative launches to make drinks industry careers more accessible to indigenous students
Image: WSET Asia Pacific The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has launched a ground-breaking initiative, as part of its diversity and inclusion programme, to
Leading-edge app aims to assist in improving health and safety in viticulture
Domestic trading conditions for Australian wine producers are forecast to significantly improve over the next five years, as restrictions related to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic