10 Steps To Recruiting The Best Candidate For Your Business
The reality is, recruiting new staff is a highly personal process. Not only does the successful candidate need to have a particular skill set (or the ability to quickly acquire … Read more
HR
Do Employees Receive Sick Pay If They Miss An Overtime Shift?
It happens all the time. A staff member agrees to work overtime and then gets sick. That leaves the tricky question of “Are they entitled to receive sick pay?” The … Read more
Missed A Super Guarantee Payment? Take Advantage Of The Amnesty
In late June, the House of Representatives passed retrospective legislation giving employers Amnesty for missed super guarantee payments. It’s expected the bill will pass the Senate to become law. The … Read more
Millions Of Reasons You Need To Care!
One in six working-age people have a mental health condition so chances are, you will need to deal with it! Failing your legal obligations will cost you dearly with large … Read more
Missing in Action!
What To Do When Staff Don’t Return From Leave How diligent are you at keeping employee records – in particular, next-of-kin or emergency details and leave dates? As Australia comes … Read more
Gratitude And Appreciation – Essential Management Tools
When you are dealing with poor performance or difficult staff members, it’s easy to assume they don’t value hard work and don’t believe in the value of doing a job … Read more
Is your workforce in tip-top health?
Is Your Workforce In Tip-Top Health? Among all the talk of Millennials, it’s easy to overlook the other, equally important sections of the Australian workforce. Life expectation is rising and … Read more
Chances are one of your staff has a mental health problem. Do you know what to do?
According to an article published by SANE Australia in January 2017, mental illness is a leading cause of long-term workplace absenteeism in Australia. A Beyond Blue report found 1 in … Read more
How to recognise genuine grounds for redundancy
Genuine redundancy and the business decision to shed staff or down-size are often confused. But the Fair Work Commission treats them very differently. What is genuine redundancy? An employee cannot … Read more
High incomes and senior positions don’t prevent unfair dismissal claims
Never assume management level employees or those on high incomes are excluded from industry awards. Even large businesses can fall into this trap, as one large real estate company discovered. … Read more