May 11 News

Welcome to our newsletter!

We have been busy “bunnies” here at Beaumont Consulting over the past few weeks. Easter has been a hectic time for us with a huge amount of new temp work coming through. Both offices have been working hard to fill an increase in requests particularly Call Centre and Telesales roles, across all locations. So if you or anyone you know is interested in temp work, please contact one of our temp teams.

This month we waved a sad goodbye, or au revoir, to Emily Wheeldon our City Branch Manager as she leaves us for a short while for maternity leave. We are all eagerly waiting to hear the news of the new arrival and will update you on her progress in our next newsletter. We do know to expect pink!
Emily is due back in November and in the meantime I have taken over the running of the City office which has meant a significant change in my role and me returning to work full time after working 3 days a week for the last 3 years.

I am thoroughly enjoying being back in the hot seat leading the city team, supported by our Temp Team Leader Renee and Permanent Team Leader Rebecca. It certainly makes you appreciate what a wonderful team you have when you get the chance to work a lot closer with them.
The job market is going from strength to strength, so I am sure I will need more people to meet the ever increasing demands. Over the next 6 months whilst Emily is away I am planning to increase our headcount here in the city. If you know of anyone wanting to enter the recruitment industry or change roles, please send them my way. There are also opportunities in Chatswood working with our Northshore Branch Manager Dawn Toynton.

Enjoy our newsletter and have a great month.
Nikki Beaumont

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Market News

The Australian dollar has continued to rise into record territory following the recent five day break with the dollar trading well above 107 US cents.

Traders are also being encouraged to invest in high-risk, high-yield assets such as the Australian dollar as the local currency continues to rise on the back of strong commodity prices and continued optimism in the global economy.

This is in stark contrast to the European Central Bank which raised rates earlier this month, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which last raised its cash rate in November and is expected to raise it again in the next few months.

As the economic hangover continues in Europe and the US the effect on Australia ’s staffing shortage is unclear. For many, the traditional route of working in Europe was a way to make enough savings before returning with large cash sums to invest in the local economy. The Global Financial Crisis brought this to an abrupt end and whilst the British Pound and US Dollar plummeted the Australia Dollar grew in strength thanks to it’s relationship with China . Many Australians are now waiting for the British Pound to return to it’s considered norm before making a move home.

The lack of job opportunity in the UK and US have seen an increase in immigration to Australia however it’s still not enough and as markets calm the numbers are decreasing. With another mining boom around the corner the chief economist of HSBC, Paul Bloxham, said population growth was slowing at "just the wrong time" and that wage pressures, and thus higher interest rates, would be the likely result.

Whilst Australia's staffing crisis continues to grow the political parties rage on about “boat people” and immigrant detention centers but is the real issue is being hidden?

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Events

With the increasing shortage of staff more and more businesses are looking at ways to attract staff and once on board ensuring those staff remain and return on their investment.

Social Contribution not only presents you as a company that cares but by encouraging your staff to join together on new initiatives you will help expand their horizons and build strong team bonds.
If you are looking to become better informed on this subject we are holding a Breakfast Seminar on Tuesday 3rd May.

In this session you will hear from Anthony Sork, MD of Sork HC and Margo Ward, CEO of KidsXpress who are presenting on the impact of organisation social contribution to their bottom line performance. Anthony will outline the business case and potential return on investment to organisations who are committed to social contribution and in particular encouraging their employees to participate in some form of initiative.

Margo will be presenting on the social impact of the contribution that organisations, through their people, make both to the initiative they are supporting, but also to the wider community. In this presentation you will hear a little about the KidsXpress story and how they are helping people and organisations “Invest In A Child’s Life” ™ and through this, invest in their own success.

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday 3rd May
Time: 7.45-8.45
Investment: Complimentary

To book your space email Patricia Leech or call Patricia at Beaumont Consulting on 9279 2777.

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Life By Design

At Beaumont Consulting we’re big fans of Life By Design. We regularly use their tools like their “7 Engagement Drivers Card System” to assess what keeps our staff ticking, even they are amazed to discover this for themselves! We’re also huge advocates of the People Glue book and if we’ve successfully placed a new member of staff with you, you will know this book well!

For over a decade Life By Desgin has been researching the effectiveness of Employee Engagement strategies. They are now carrying out a mini survey based on the key obstacles to effective implementation of Employee Engagement solutions – basically, when Engagement does and doesn’t work. They would like to invite you to participate in this latest research.

It will only take 2-3 minutes and you will receive:
•         Results of the survey
•         Invitation to a complimentary webinar on the survey results and suggested solutions
•         Opportunity to win 1 of 10 “People Glue” books by Employee Engagement expert Ian Hutchinson

The survey is here: http://form.jotform.com/form/10995831712

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Social Media Webinar

Anyone that has attended a Breakfast Seminar or LinkedIn training with Lara Solomon of Social Rabbit will know the importance of Social Media. To keep you up to date with all areas of social media Lara is holding FREE webinars on 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th May. 10am-11am AEST. Just follow this link.

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Temp of the Month

This month our $100 Temp of the Month prize goes to ….. Wayne Geddis.

This is what the client had to say:
“Wayne has been working with us for the past five months. Over this period he has time and again met & exceeded all targets & expectations, and has been a fantastic member of our team. Congratulations Wayne!”

Well done from the team at Beaumont!