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...
by Margot Gallagher | Aug 8, 2017 | HR Compliance
A Melbourne fruit market was recently fined a record $660,000 by the Fair Work Commission for underpaying a newly-arrived refugee worker. The penalty comprised a $16,020 personal fine against the former owner-operator of the fruit market, and $644,000 against the...
