by Greg Mitchell | Sep 27, 2024 | HR Compliance
A couple of recent court decisions have helped to clarify the obligations of employers relating to the timing of payments to an employee at the time of termination of their employment. In our experience, it’s common practice to make any payments due to employees...
by Margot Gallagher | Aug 22, 2024 | HR Compliance
As part of the Government’s “Closing the Loopholes” legislation, there are a number of changes looming in relation to Independent Contractors that employers need to understand and comply with. The latest changes are effective from August 26, 2024. Here’s an overview...
by Margot Gallagher | Jul 31, 2024 | HR Compliance
There have been some significant changes to casual employment law following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024. These changes take effect from August 26, 2024. Here’s an overview of what’s changing and what you need...
by Greg Mitchell | Jun 7, 2024 | HR Compliance, Managing People
Our recent blog article (click here to access) highlighted the latest changes impacting employment arrangements arising from the Government’s Closing the Loopholes legislation. In this article, we take a deeper look at the changes relating to an employee’s “Right to...
by Greg Mitchell | Mar 29, 2024 | HR Compliance, Managing People
We were recently approached by a client for guidance in regards to implementing workplace surveillance strategies. Their particular concern related to a work from home employee who, they suspected, may have been “taking it a bit too easy”. While they are...
by Greg Mitchell | Mar 19, 2024 | HR Compliance
The start to the year has brought with it yet more changes on the industrial/employee relations front. These changes build upon other recent changes such as variations to employee authorised payroll deduction requirements, new rules for labour hire workers and small...