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​Easter has passed already! I cannot believe how quickly time goes by. It’s time again for my Quarterly Crunch where we look at how the SAP market/Speller has performed over this last quarter (Q3) 18/19 financial year.What skill did we place most of? What skill was highly sort after? Is the SAP market hot… or not? Place your bets because it’s time to find out…For your own co...

​Today we remember those who sacrificed their lives to fight for our country in the First World War. This was the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces, and one that is marked every year on the 25th April.Our armed forces stormed the shores of Gallipoli in 1914, over 100 years ago, and fought for our freedom. Sadly, many never made it home.A...

​The Victorian Parliament passed the Labor Hire Licensing Bill 2017 on 20 June 2018. The purpose of the bill is to protect workers from being exploited by both labour hire providers and their users, as well as uphold honest and transparent labour hire. So how does it work?How will the Act workThe Act will make it unlawful for a client to use an unlicensed ‘labour hire’ provi...

​Inevitably businesses that are bought, sold or merged often result in significant human impact. We recognise this is an awful situation both personally and professionally, so in this blog we explore the opportunities it can present, and what you can do to turn the situation into a positive.Personal developmentThere is never a better time to learn something new than now and ...

​Speller International hosted our first SAP Industry event on Wednesday March 27th where we had three guest speakers share their experiences, key learnings, changes and challenges they face as consultants going from an ECC6 to SAP S/4HANA environment.We heard from Jason Forsyth, SAP S/4 HANA SCM Solution Architect, Surendhar Sooriyakumar, SAP S/4 FICO Functional Lead, and Ga...

​Speller International hosted our first SAP Industry event on Wednesday March 27th where we had three guest speakers share their experiences, key learnings, changes and challenges they face as consultants going from an ECC6 to SAP S/4HANA environment.We heard from Jason Forsyth, SAP S/4 HANA SCM Solution Architect, Surendhar Sooriyakumar, SAP S/4 FICO Functional Lead, and Ga...

​The way employers report tax and super information to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has changed. This reporting change is called Single Touch Payroll and this week we look at how it affects any PAYG employee and what we need to do to get ready for it.What is Single Touch Payroll?It’s the reporting name given by the ATO, and it means that every time we pay you, we pro...

​In any organisation, the quality of relationships with your colleagues can determine the success of a team. Whether that is working in a project environment or conducting business as usual tasks, the support of your colleagues and your own support to them is of the upmost importance.One way to improve the bond between team members is to socialise both at work and in your pe...

​With the influx of so many new cloud-based solutions in the market now, there are more and more companies choosing to select a “hybrid” SAP landscape using complementary cloud-based solutions on top of SAP.Why are companies using hybrid SAP landscapes?In days gone by, companies that chose to implement SAP were somewhat restricted to implement a whole SAP landscape. It may b...

​The Utilities Industry across Australia and the world for that matter is very busy. Let’s face it, in any economic downturn, everyone (unless they are living a minimalist life in the Himalayan Mountains) needs electricity and gas to power everyday functions of living. It is this fact that keeps the industry thriving and growing in technology and change in general. More and ...