The world is complex. Speech pathologists are busy. Many of us are inundated with information. Most of us are juggling work and family commitments. Quite the recipe for procrastination, getting overwhelmed, and indecision! Productivity tools and systems help but you need mental models Trying to remember and prioritise lists of random things – from upcoming sessions,…
Like too many employment law issues in Australia, the answer is that: “it depends”. The rise of the personal smart phone When I was a young man, it was common for employers to issue employees with IT-approved “work” phones. Many of us had two phones: one for business, and another for personal calls. These days,…
In Australian employment law matters, the real world substance of a work relationship often trumps what the contract says. For example, sometimes people called independent contractors in contracts are really employees. Similarly, sometimes people called casual employees in contracts are really permanent employees – a point recently made clear by the Full Court of the Federal…
We all want our staff to be safe at work. And most practice owners I know do a lot of work to ensure staff are safe, including employees, contractors and sub-contractors, labour hire employees, students and other volunteers. But we can always do better! Workplace safety laws are numerous and complex, and it’s not surprising…
Reputable cloud-based practice management systems, like Cliniko and HealthKit, are becoming more sophisticated. Many Australian SLPs in private practice are using them to store client progress notes. I’m all for using systems to save time and money. And it’s hard to ignore the (as yet, unrealised) dream of a paperless clinic. But if you are using or planning to…
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