ageing workforce

The 3 Keys to Effective Ageing Workforce Management

Written by Philip Taylor PhD The ageing workforce will create major challenges for Australian employers. Forecast labour shortages will see competition for skilled labour increase greatly. Success will depend upon being able to attract and retain skilled older workers. There is a need for practical, every day, guidance for managers in tackling workforce ageing issues. […]

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Meet the Team: Welcome Adele Last!

One of the traditions here at Arnold Group when we bring on a new team member, is to interview them for our company blog. This gives our community of clients and candidates a chance to get to know them and to get some insight as to what they bring to Arnold Group. In the case […]

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How a Global Collaboration Helps Meet Complex Recruitment Needs

We recently had the pleasure of attending the NPA Worldwide Networking meeting in Melbourne. A two day event, it featured a wide range of speakers who shared their insights on global recruitment topics, keeping our experienced consultants from Safety People informed of recruitment trends and innovations. Our membership of the NPA Worldwide network helps us […]

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Top 6 Reasons Health and Safety should be One of Your Business Priorities for 2018

Safety People has been recruiting Health and Safety professionals for more than 15 years. We know that the experienced professionals and contractors we have placed, play an important role. Statistics demonstrate that fatalities in the workplace have declined in 2017. These same statistics suggest that workplace injury and illness cost the Australian economy more than […]

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The Importance of Trust

As a guest of Sunsuper and Kinetic Super, the Safety People Australia team recently attended the Gamechangers breakfast, and the topic of the day was the importance of trust.  The drawcard of the event was undoubtedly the guest speaker, Stephen M R Covey (*), who shared his insights on the importance of trust, and how […]

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Meet the Team: Lesley Mackenzie Douglas

One thing we like to do when inducting new team members here at Arnold Group Australia is to give our community of clients and candidates a chance to get to know them as well. We interviewed our new recruit Lesley Mackenzie Douglas who recently joined the Safety People Australia division and here’s what she had […]

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Writing a CV for the Health and Safety Industry

So, you have decided it’s time to update your CV. You may have had a long and illustrious career in the Health and Safety industry, or you may be looking to make a career change. We think the Health and Safety Industry is a great place to work. We help keep people safe day in […]

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Talk on the street – It’s Infrastructure!

I am hearing much anticipation and enthusiasm about the Infrastructure investments by the Australian Government.  Comments like “there will be lots of work for Safety people in the coming months in NSW to support these projects” and “you won’t recognise Melbourne in the next 10 years”. The Safety People team are busy building on our […]

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Globally Harmonised System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

Fiona Henderson  I have joined Safety People Australia this year to focus on enhancing the Contractor support team offerings.  This is my first newsletter contribution – so a bit about me for those of you I have not met or spoken to yet – My previous experience in HSE was gained from a technically specialised […]

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Top safety trends for 2016

Safety differently – there appears to be a general consensus that many of the current approaches to safety management are not generating desired results, particularly given the significant numbers of fatalities and serious injuries in the workplace. Innovation and thought leadership are now being written into position descriptions for executive level safety roles – this […]

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