Category Archives: News and Articles
Award Pay Guides
If you’re struggling to understand how to interpret or apply Award pay rates, penalty rates, allowances or loadings the Fair Work Ombudsman provide free Pay Guides to help you remain compliant.
The Pay Guides available now include the recent 3% increase effective from 1 July 2019.
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Termination of Employment – Award Changes
From 1 November 2018 termination rules contained within a number of Australian Awards have changed.
Timing to make termination payments
In a large number of Awards, employers will now be required to ensure that an employee’s wages and all other entitlements are paid within seven (7) days from the end date of their employment. Continue Reading
Right to Request A Casual Conversion
From 1 October 2018 the right for casual workers to request conversion to full-time or part-time employment, under certain criteria and restrictions, now exists in most modern Australian workplace Awards.
Casual Conversion Clauses
Casual conversion clauses are not new. They have existed in some Awards for years and are frequently included in enterprise agreements. Continue Reading
6 Proven Strategies to Reduce Staff Turnover
Recent reports show an increase in employee turnover rates across Australia. High staff turnover can increase costs and reduce profits.
Did you know that 1 in 4 employees resign within 12 months?
The Australian government regularly undertakes research and analysis Continue Reading
3.5% Minimum Wage Increase – July 2018
The minimum wage increase has now come into effect from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2018.
It’s time to check your workers’ wages to ensure you are paying them correctly.
Minimum Wage Increase
The Fair Work Commissions recent decision will increase the national minimum wage to $719.20 per Continue Reading
Avoid the Risks of Underpaying Contractors
If a contractors price seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Under Australian Accessorial Liability provisions, directors, accountants and HR managers can no longer get away with turning a blind eye to workers being exploited within their labour supply chain.
If you contract workers and are aware (or ought to be aware) that those contractors are not being paid fairly Continue Reading
How to Manage Personal Relationships at Work
Whether your employees are finding love at work or working alongside family relations, managing any type of personal relationship in the workplace can be challenging for the employer.
As co-workers spend a large majority of their day together, it’s natural that personal relationships can develop between employees. Whether the personal relationships are sexual, domestic, casual or serious, it can be tricky for employers to manage Continue Reading
1000 companies to be audited by Fair Work Ombudsman!
In light of the new Workplace Basics Campaign, which is set out to ensure that employers are meeting their basic statutory workplace requirements, the Fair Work Ombudsman has begun auditing 1000 businesses at random across Australia.
“One area of focus will be the fast food, restaurant and café sectors in addition to others such as retail, security and manufacturing. Continue Reading
Are Your Casual Workers Really Casual?
With job classification being a much talked about topic in recent news, employers are urged to check the true status of their casual workers’ to reduce the risk of high pay-out claims.
Latest case on casual worker status
A small construction business in South Australia has been ordered by a Federal Circuit Judge to pay a former staff member 15 years’ worth of annual leave Continue Reading
4 Types of Difficult Employees and How to Deal With Them
Unfortunately, at least one difficult employee can be found at most workplaces. And most don’t usually seem to rear their head until after hiring. At this point, you are left to manage them. There’s the person who always shows up late holding a coffee. The employee that always CC’s in the world yet never replies to emails. Or even that employee with the constant perma-frown, dampening the mood around the office. Are these sackable offences? Not in isolation. Yet, what can you do to manage these employees in a compliant manner? Continue Reading
