Independent Contractors & Sham Contracting
Independent contractors
Independent contractors run their own business. They usually negotiate their own fees and working arrangements and can work for more than one client at a time. Independent contractors are often called contractors or subcontractors (subbies). Continue Reading
How to Hold a Difficult Conversation
If you manage people, work in Human Resources, or care about your friends at work, chances are good that one day you will need to hold a difficult conversation.
People dress inappropriately and unprofessionally for work. Personal hygiene is sometimes unacceptable. Flirtatious behaviour can lead to a sexual harassment problem. A messy desk is not the sign of an organized mind. Unreturned soft drink cans do draw ants. Vulgar language is unprofessional. Revealing cleavage belongs in a club, a party, or on the beach. Leaving dirty dishes for others to wash is rude. Continue Reading
The key to earning more money?
Change jobs every two years: People who work for same employer for longer will earn 50 per cent less over their lifetime
By Matthew Blake, Daily Mail Australia Published: 18:36 AEST, 23 June 2014 | Updated: 21:18 AEST, 23 June 2014
• Average raise in 2014 will be 3%, but with inflation, that equates to 1%
• Average raise employee gets for leaving company is between 10% and 20% Continue Reading
Get set for 1 July 2014
1 July is an important date on the fair work calendar. It’s when minimum wages and allowances increase. This year it’s also when the transitional arrangements in most modern awards end. Continue Reading
Workplace myths
A recent article from the Fair Work Ombudsman exposes the following myths.
Myth: Employees can be terminated because they’ve reached retirement age. Continue Reading
