Jamelle Agbuis

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Frontline Intelligence: Legal Experts - the Consequences of Facebook Postings

Two recent decisions highlight the differing outcomes for employees who criticise their employers on social media sites outside working hours. In O'Keefe v Williams Muir's Pty Ltd T/A Troy Williams The Good Guys [2011] FWA 5311, a decision of Fair Work Australia delivered on 11 August 2011, a Townsville worker who was dismissed after making insulting and aggressive comments about his employer on Facebook lost his claim.

Asia: China, Japan Doing A Bit Better

China's fate is to be the 'swing' economy of concern for investors when fears start waning about Europe or the US, as they have over the last couple of weeks.

Organisations Cry Out for Quality Leaders

Effective leadership is a vital ingredient of achieving long-term business success, yet new UK based research has revealed that just one third (36%) of business leaders and one in five (18%) HR professionals rate the quality of leadership as 'high' in their organisations.

5 Emerging Technology Trends

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Real Estate Connect Conference in San Francisco in July, as well as a RE BarCamp and the Property Portal Workshop the same week … Peter asked if I could give my impressions, so here are my main five takeaways from the week.

The 10 Most Expensive Streets in The World (2011 Update)

This year's Financial News has listed the world's top 10 most expensive streets. From Hong Kong to Fifth Avenue residents are splashing out a jaw-dropping $78,000 a square meter for these prestigious addresses.

Good Week, Bad Week

Good week for... India, Back on track? To a degree, yes, but we'll only fully know when they tour Australia at the end of the year.

Unsafe Work from Home Environments: 90% Not Up to Scratch

New research has revealed that many employers are failing in their obligation to ensure a safe work from home environment for their employees.

Diary: Australian Inflation, AGMs, Central Banks, Europe, US Economy, Earnings, Japanese, Chinese Economies

Once more the coming week will resemble the preceding couple of weeks for financial markets.

Europe: D Day Approaches Amid Many Unanswered Questions

Do you want the good news or the bad about Greece and Europe and this week's talks?

China: Not The Basket Case Some Think

AMP Capital Investors' Chief Economist, Dr Shane Oliver gives us his assessment of China's health after the release of economic data for September and the September quarter over the past week.

Markets: A Warning From China/Japan Slowing

Something is stirring in US-China relations, and it's not nice, and it could damage the global economy.

Toyota Prius C Revealed in Japanese Brochure

Images of the production version of the Toyota Prius c have been leaked in a Japanese brochure. The new compact urban MPV-style Prius in production trim looks vastly different to the concept we saw at the 2011 Australian International Motor Show in July.

New Legislation and Occupational Asthma in Australia

We may not always want to go to work, but we all expect that it's a safe place to go to, and forthcoming legislation aimed at harmonising Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws is intended to achieve just that.

Canadian Housing Market Strong

Buoyed by strong demand and low interest rates, Canadian house prices continue to rise. In the year to end-June 2011, the national house price index rose by 4.52% (1.37% inflation-adjusted), according to Teranet-National Bank of Canada.

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom

So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?

China: Small Business Bailout Raises Questions

Is the long tipped hard landing for China's economy about to happen?

What's the Greenest Company in the Nation?

Newsweek releases its 2011 Green Rankings. What other U.S. companies are seriously green?

Vitamins are Deadly? Media Hoax Exposed, Part Two

Yesterday, we published a groundbreaking article exposing the total media hoax that has been running in the mainstream media over the past week or so.

Online Jobs Ads No Longer Cutting Edge

While the decline of print advertisements for jobs has been well documented, industry experts have predicted the beginning of a so-called 'third wave' of recruitment, whereby 'traditional' online job advertisements are losing out in favour of social networks.

In-House Talent Mobility Not Utilised

Despite more than half of HR managers expecting to expand their workforce within the next 12 months, most Australian businesses do not harness the potential of in-house mobility.

Legalities of Social Media Costing Millions

New data has revealed employers are not keeping pace with social media, and as a result are spending millions on legal loopholes due to poorly updated workplace policies and contracts.

Russia's Housing Market still Depressed

The Russian housing market hasn't recovered - despite appearances. Resale apartment prices rose 3.79% during the year to end-Q2 2011, according to the Federal State Statistics Service, but the kicker was inflation - resale apartment prices actually fell 5.25% when the price figures are adjusted for inflation.

Australia’s Housing Market Still Cooling

Australia's housing market continues to weaken in the first half of 2011, following the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s action in hiking the key interest rate to 4.75% in November 2010, up from 3% in September 2009. RBA has kept the key rate unchanged since then.

India’s Stunning House Price Boom Continues!

India's housing markets surged in Q2 2011. There were amazingly strong house price increases, despite an economic slowdown which saw gross domestic product grow by 'only' 7.7% during the year to Q2 2011, the weakest growth for six quarters, due to high interest rates and the poor performance of mining and quarrying (1.8% annual growth), construction (1.2%) and the manufacturing sectors (7.2%).