The Fair Work Commission amended 23 Modern Awards with changes that may impact the management of your employees. New modern awards have been created and others have been substantially rewritten, including a number that are now intended to be in plain language aimed at making them easier to understand. When are the Modern Award Changes […]
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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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Improving productivity is an ongoing challenge for all businesses. To improve your employees’ productivity when working from home, we recommend the following: Establish a morning routine Remind your team to start their morning as if they were going into the office.Encouraging your staff to keep their morning routine as if they were going into the
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Over the last twelve months, we have been running our popular Mental Health First Aid Courses from several locations across Brisbane and Queensland. Now, because of the impacts of COVID-19, we will commence delivering Online Mental Health First Aid courses. In these courses participants learn how to assist people who are experiencing mental health issues
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The COVID-19 JobKeeper wage subsidy is causing a lot of confusion. One of many questions asked to us is “Can I give my employees work if they receive JobKeeper?” We have been busy helping business owners obtain information, pointing them in the right direction and helping them put together processes to manage their businesses. Accountants
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So your office has gone online and employees are working from home. This is not something you may have though possible only a short time ago! We have compiled a list of some of the problems that you may face when your employees are working from home and how best to overcome them. The Common
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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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I know, it seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Christmas 2018…… But there is now a little over a month to go before Christmas this year. Every year, around this time, we begin speaking with our clients about the steps they need to take to prepare their business for the Christmas period. Here are
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This week marks Mental Health Week throughout Australia. It is an opportunity for everyone to focus on what all of us can do to look after our mental health – and to help those who need our support. As time goes on, the stigma and discrimination in relation to these problems are breaking down, but
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