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“Do you have any questions for me?” 10 questions you can ask speech pathology employers in job interviews

10 questions you can ask speech pathology employers in job interviews Source: Gallo, A. (2022). 38 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview, Harvard Business Review, May, 2022.

Retain your speech pathologists with better professional development systems
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Retain your speech pathologists with better professional development systems

Retaining talented speech pathologists is both a top priority and challenge for most private practices.  Practice owners can increase staff retention in several ways, e.g. with money, clear career paths and promotion opportunities, and by offering flexible work schedules, e.g. part-time and remote working options.  An often-overlooked retention strategy is on-the-job professional development. It doesn’t…

9 ideas to increase engagement
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9 ideas to increase engagement and reduce burn out by designing work your team will love

If less than 20% of your work consists of things you love to do, you are far more likely to burn out. Practice owners should design work with love in mind: Source: Buckingham, M. (2022). Designing Work That People Love. Harvard Business Review, June 2022.   This infographic also appears in a recent issue of Banter Booster,…

When is a casual employee really a permanent employee?
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When is a casual employee really a permanent employee?

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…

Australian speech pathologists: is it ethical to hire juniors as independent contractors?
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Australian speech pathologists: is it ethical to hire juniors as independent contractors?

For speech pathologists in private practice, hiring independent contractors seems cheaper and more flexible than hiring employees, e.g. if your practice has unpredictable workflows or seasonal “slow” and “busy” periods. But there are a raft of ethical, client and commercial reasons why it may make more sense to grow your practice with employees. There are…

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