Wangaratta Childcare Centre – Country Buddies, employs 40 plus employees and attends to the needs of 108 little people each day. They employ two wonderful participants from The Personnel Group – Keana and Sarah, who both began working with them in February this year. Working with The Personnel Group has been a positive experience says … Read more
Two of Albury-Wodonga’s own leading businesses have joined to offer superior services to the local business community. Not-for-profit organisation, The Personnel Group, has recently acquired MP Training and Recruitment, a long-standing Albury/Wodonga private recruitment, labor hire, and training business. John Gibbons, CEO of The Personnel Group, expressed his enthusiasm about the addition of MP Training … Read more
I’ve spoken in previous blogs about the Personnel Group’s journey to build a deeper, more customer centric organisational model, able to offer more services, and solve more problems for the people we support. We talk about our organisation sitting at the intersection of the employment, health, training, and community service sectors, with our customers at … Read more
This fortnight, on the back of the Federal Budget, I’m thinking a lot about financial equality. This budget included measures aimed at addressing the rising cost of living, and pleasingly there were significant inclusions that will have tangible impacts on the lives of Australia’s most disadvantaged. These measures include lifting minimum welfare payment rates – … Read more
Yesterday was a happy occasion for Michael and his team members, as they celebrated his 25th year of working at Big W Lavington. Store Leader, Adam Ladanay expressed his pride by saying “ We are thrilled for Michael’s incredible achievement and all he’s done for our customers and team”. Michael is one of our longest-serving … Read more
This fortnight I was heartened to hear the Federal Government’s announcement that it was boosting its investment in workplace accessibility through the Employment Assistance Fund. This exceptional program allows employers to make their workplace more accessible through modification, equipment, and training, at no cost to the employer. The Government’s announcement sees a doubling of funding … Read more
A while back I came across a LinkedIn post that shared that “the measure of an organisation’s culture is the way team member’s feel on Sunday night, when thinking about having to go to work on Monday morning”. I think a lot about this, considering how to create an environment where our team love being … Read more
Prior to joining The Personnel Group in 2021, Benjamin had been without a full-time job for five years and was finding it difficult to gain permanent employment. With the help of The Personnel Group and his own dedication, Benjamin gained a casual job at Repco and soon blossomed with the on-the-job training he received. “The … Read more
In the past fortnight, I have been on the road facilitating workshops with each team around our footprint, exploring our team’s ideas for how The Personnel Group’s service should evolve in the next few years. It is a wonderful experience to hear such diversity of ideas from people genuinely invested in seeing us grow. All … Read more
Today is Employee Appreciation Day and so I wanted to direct my blog this fortnight to our team here at the Personnel Group. Leadership guru Jim Collins once wrote the words ‘First Who, then What’ – opining that it is most important to first get the right people on your team, and that this will … Read more