by Margot Gallagher | May 7, 2023 | HR Compliance
Following on from a recent plethora of changes to the Fair Work Act, changes to the shutdown provisions in many Awards became effective on 1st May 2023. Many Awards have historically included provisions for the temporary closure of a business...
by Margot Gallagher | Jan 23, 2023 | HR Compliance
As part of the recent changes to employment relations legislation, new paid family and domestic violence leave has now been introduced for employees. This change is effective from 1st February 2023. It is important to note that the paid component of this leave is...
by Margot Gallagher | Sep 17, 2022 | HR Compliance
This is the second in our series of articles covering the 11 National Employment Standards, or NES. These are the minimum terms of employment that apply to all workers in Australia, whether they are covered by an Award or not. Whilst employers and employees can add to...
by Margot Gallagher | Sep 17, 2022 | HR Compliance
In this series of articles over coming months, we’ll cover off the 11 National Employment Standards, or NES. These are the minimum terms of employment that apply to all workers in Australia that are part of the National Workplace Relations System (which is the...
by Margot Gallagher | Jul 21, 2021 | HR Compliance
When the time comes that you need to have a difficult conversation with an employee, particularly in relation to matters such as poor performance, misconduct, potential dismissal or redundancy, it’s important that the employee be provided procedural fairness –...
