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		<title>Hiring contractors moves towards the cloud</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The hiring of white collar contractors (referred to as Independent Professionals or IPros by Entity Solutions) via online platforms such as Elance may sooner become a reality and a necessity for organisations wanting to attract top talent. The online labour platform Elance released statistics in December 2011 indicating that “cloud recruiting” has soared more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New media redefines how we apply for jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we continue to see an emerging reliance on digital devices and new media, it is more important than ever before that white collar contractors (referred to as Independent Professionals or IPros by Entity Solutions) be aware of, connect and engage with potential clients in new and modern ways. We know how cut throat the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/new-media-redefines-how-we-apply-for-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Immigration and the 2012-13 Federal Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Federal Budget contained several announcements of relevance to Australia’s migration program. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP said the planned migration program in the Budget would provide support to the growth regions and sectors of Australia&#8217;s economy struggling to meet acute skills shortages. The Migration Team at Entity Solutions welcome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LAFHA and the 2012-13 Federal Budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As previously mentioned we suspected that the Federal Budget announcement would give us some much needed answers regarding changes to LAFHA. What we can now tell you is that the changes that partially seek to return LAFHA to the income tax system instead of the current process via fringe benefit legislation are still proposed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/lafha-and-the-federal-budget-update/</link>
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		<title>Federal Budget 2012-13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has released its 2012-13 Budget and our trusted partners Grant Thornton have been kind enough to provide us with a summary report of last night’s announcement. Some of the key announcements which could affect you and your business include: The introduction of loss carry back rules to allow businesses to reclaim losses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/federal-budget-2012-13/</link>
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		<title>The countdown is on: How are changes to LAFHA going to affect you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the federal budget announcement just hours away our minds have turned to the final changes to the Living Away From Home Allowance (LAFHA) tax. A couple of weeks ago, we explained that tonight’s announcement would provide some much needed answers as to what, when and how these changes will look and what employers and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/the-countdown-is-on-how-are-changes-to-lafha-going-to-affect-you/</link>
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		<title>Long recruitment processes will turn off top talent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The inevitable hunt for the “next project” comes as second nature for most white collar contractors (referred to Independent Professionals or IPros by Entity Solutions). They have experienced many job interviews and as such they are also well acquainted with fair and structured recruitment processes. As a recruitment agency or an organisation wanting to attract [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/long-recruitment-processes-will-turn-off-top-talent/</link>
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		<title>Migration Update: Work Rights Checks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grant Frankcombe is the Senior Migration Agent and Manager – Migration Solutions of Entity Solutions, the leading professional engagement services organisation in Australia. Grant brings over 10 years’ experience in the migration advice industry and possesses extensive knowledge in Australia’s migration policy. Throughout his career Grant has witnessed many changes in Australian migration policy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/migration-update-work-rights-checks/</link>
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		<title>Want to be happy at work? Get engaged.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are a motivated and talented individual. You are great at your job and there is always plenty to do. Yet one day you find yourself sitting in front of your computer watching the digital clock tick over at every hour as you anxiously await the work day to end. At this point are you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/want-to-be-happy-at-work-get-engaged/</link>
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		<title>OHS Harmonisation: How it affects you</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Terence Ferreira is the Workplace Relations &#38; Legal Advisor at Entity Solutions, the leading professional engagement services organisation in Australia. Fundamental to Terrance’s role at Entity Solutions is acting as an expert advisor on all matters relating to workplace relations, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and migration. He also plays a pivotal role in contract [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.entitysolutions.com.au/ohs-harmonisation-how-it-affects-you/</link>
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