The Age --- Page: B6 : 29 May 2007
Original article by Simon Sharwood

ABIX Summary
Sydney law firm Fisher Cartwright Berriman has developed a service that allows businesses to create employment contracts online. The peopleinsite.com.au website is designed to simplify the process of creating Australian Workplace Agreements, by taking the employer through the process of drafting a contract step-by-step. The online nature of the service means the site is updated automatically when workplace legislation is amended. Many Australian employers may also find the online employee satisfaction surveys offered by hotemployers.com.au to be useful.

BRW --- Page: 24 : 24 May 2007
Original article by Robert Muir

ABIX Summary
"Innovation" is a phrase that is bandied around too often, and frequently the user means "invention". In the 1990s, Russian engineer Genrich Altshuller analysed patents and found that only 1% represented scientific discoveries. Innovation is using an existing technology in a new way while invention is a new technology. Rather than chasing innovation, business would be better served looking at the human resources they control, for it is at the shopfloor that innovation is often found. Staff are constantly asked to provide new and more economical ways of achieving the same outcome, and this "innovation" can be fostered through staff development and support.

Is your organisation innovative or inventive?