by Margot Gallagher | Jun 26, 2021 | HR Compliance
Most modern Awards contain a provision that includes the minimum number of hours that a shift can be for casual employees. You’ll usually find this provision in the Types of Employment: Casual Employees section of the relevant Award. Most Awards also specify...
by Margot Gallagher | Mar 14, 2020 | HR Compliance
It’s reasonably common for employers to choose to pay some of their employees annualised salaries in an effort to incorporate a range of Award provisions such as overtime, leave loading and penalty rates. There are a number of Awards that include specific...
by Margot Gallagher | Nov 21, 2019 | Managing People
At this time of year, lots of employers consider paying their employee a Christmas bonus or providing their employees with a gift, to say thanks for a successful year. This can be a great engagement tool and motivator for staff, but there are a number of things to...
by Margot Gallagher | Apr 19, 2018 | Recruitment
Optus featured in the news for all the wrong reasons last week, after placing a job advertisement seeking “Anglo Saxon” employees for its’ Neutral Bay store (refer here for one of the news articles, this one from the ABC). As you might have...
by Margot Gallagher | Dec 7, 2017 | Managing People
There has in recent weeks been a huge amount reported and written about allegations of harassment (sexual and otherwise), bullying and intimidation against employees – often, but not always, women – by people in more senior positions. Whilst the focus of these...
