Do a HR or WHS Compliance check on your business
- • Are your policies and practices protecting your business?
- • Is your business adhering to Australian legislation?
An audit of your Human Resources and/or Workplace Health and Safety management system or practices will help you avoid penalties and costs by identifying if your business is complying. It will also make you aware of what you need to know and take the stress out of meeting your obligations. Continue Reading
The complexity of managing maternity & parental leave with more changes to come…
Managing pregnancy and a return to work often presents challenges for small businesses especially when they don’t have access to Human Resource Staff or knowledge of workplace laws.
To add to the confusion, Parental leave legislation is about to undergo more changes and if passed will take effect from 1 July 2016.
Some of the key proposed changes may include: Continue Reading
Xmas/New Year Operating Hours
Please note: our office will be closed for general business from Friday 25/12/15 to Sunday 3/1/16 and will re-open on Monday 4/1/16.
For any urgent matters that arise during our office closedown existing customers can contact Cheryl Koppman via mobile phone or email.
5 Common HR Mistakes Small Businesses Make
There is a lot you need to know if you own or manage a business in Australia and ignorance is no defence.
If you employ people this obligation extends to understanding your obligations under workplace laws such as employee rights, minimum wages, pay slips, leave and notice of termination. You also need to know about superannuation, workplace health and safety and tax.
Below are 5 common Human Resources mistakes that can trip up a small business. Avoiding these mistakes can reduce the risk of disputes, being fined with hefty penalties or even being sued. Continue Reading
Free WHS Systems Benchmarking Tool – QLD
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland have recently introduced a free online self-assessment tool to enable you to assess whether you have an effective, systematic approach to managing the areas of:
1. work health and safety
2. worker health and wellbeing
3. workers’ compensation and return to work.
Click here to access the WHSQ Organisational Systems and Benchmarking Tool
According to Joanne Stevenson and Shae McCartney from Clayton Utz, it is important to note that it is imperative that these tools are used by those authorised persons who have a comprehensive knowledge of an organisation’s safety management system to ensure the results are accurate. Continue Reading
