The question was simple – “Can’t I just send him a text message?” The Manager was from one of our long term clients. We had been working with the Manager to assist him with a poor performing employee. After some months, we had reached a point where ending employment was the only option left. He […]
Ending Employment by Text Message – its not on! Read More »
The Fair Work Commission has today handed down its yearly National Wage Decision. Award Wages are to increase by 1.75% This decision was slightly delayed this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. National Minimum Wage increases by 1.75% In its decision, the Commission has decided to increase the National Minimum wage by 1.75% to $19.84
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A decision today from the Fair Work Commission has cleared up one of the most asked questions regarding JobKeeper. Many employers have had casual employees refuse shifts. This has caused frustration for employers because, under JobKeeper, employees are paid before the Government JobKeeper payment is made. The result is that Employers basically provide these employees
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Casual Employment is in the spotlight again. Lots of media about the threats to employers regarding potential back payments. We have seen this before. The latest media coverage is based on a recent decision on casual employment in the Federal Court. You can read more about this in an article from The Age yesterday at
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Federal and State Governments are beginning to roll back the COVID-19 related restrictions. For many businesses, this means working COVID-Safe. An employer’s obligations under Workplace Health and Safety Laws to do what you can to ensure your workers have a safe and healthy workplace remains. In the case of COVID-19, this means doing everything reasonably
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More people than ever are now Working from Home due to COVID-19. While this arrangement limits the risk of exposure to Covid-19, Employer’s continue to have an obligation to provide a safe workplace – including the home workspace. Working from Home is not new, in fact, it has been the subject of many blog articles
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Temporary changes have been made to the Fair Work Act to enable employers and employees to fully utilise the JobKeeper wage subsidies. These changes apply only to employers who are eligible to receive payments under the JobKeeper scheme. If your business is not eligible for JobKeeper, these changes to the Fair Work Act do not
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Over the last week, there has been an increasing number of inquiries from clients regarding how to manage Corona Virus in the Workplace. The first point I need to point out is that, at the moment, there is much confusion regarding the spread and implications of this outbreak. In fact, in terms of numbers, the
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On 1 October 2019, the penalty rates for casuals employed under the General Retail Industry Award 2010 will change. These latest changes are a continuation of the “phasing in” of changes made to the award as a result of a decision regarding penalty rates for casuals handed down by the Fair Work Commission in September
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In Australia, many consider Human Resources Management as being all about “compliance” or “recruiting”. While these are important elements of Human Resources, the management of people has a much greater effect on a business. Compliance is the “base” on which employment is developed. It provides the minimum requirements for employing people and nothing more. Move
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