Let’s Cut the “Too Old” or “Too Young” Crap – Ageism in Recruitment

by Greg Mitchell | Feb 21, 2020 | Recruitment

Maybe it’s because I’ve just had (yet another) birthday, or because I have a couple of friends “of a certain age” currently in the job market relaying their job-seeking experiences, but I’ve lately been thinking a bit about the impact of...

HR Q&A: How Do I Find the Correct Rates of Pay?

by Greg Mitchell | Jun 24, 2019 | HR Compliance

Without question, the Fair Work Act and other legislation impacting the employment relationship can be difficult to navigate, particularly for smaller businesses and organisations with little internal professional HR support. And with fines for individual breaches of...

HR Q&A: How Do I Know Which Award Applies? Determining Award Coverage and Classifications

by Greg Mitchell | May 13, 2019 | HR Compliance

Without question, the Fair Work Act and other legislation impacting the employment relationship can be difficult to navigate, particularly for smaller businesses and organisations with little internal professional HR support. And with fines for individual breaches of...

What I’ve Learnt About HR in Smaller Businesses

by Greg Mitchell | Apr 18, 2019 | Managing People

I was recently invited to present to the Australian Human Resources Institute’s networking group in the Central West region of NSW on the topic of “HR for Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)”. In addition to sharing our exclusive 8 Elements...

What do I need to do – Terminating during Probationary Period

by Greg Mitchell | Apr 1, 2019 | HR Compliance

Unless the terminated employee has completed more than 6 or 12 months service with the employer at the time of termination (12 months in the case of a small business with fewer than 15 employees, otherwise 6 months – this is referred to as the “qualifying...