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Employers be Aware: Changes to Casual Employment

by Greg Mitchell | Apr 16, 2021 | HR Compliance

While many problems remain with our complex industrial relations system, the Federal Government has at least managed to iron out a couple of issues related to casual employment with the passing of the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic...

HR 101: Types of Employment (full-time, part-time, casual)

by Greg Mitchell | Mar 18, 2021 | HR Compliance

This video provides an introduction to the different types of employment: full-time, part-time and casual. To access the video (on Youtube), click on the image to the left or click HERE. The video transcript is below. Note: shortly after production of...

Paid Personal/Carer’s Leave Clarified: August 2020

by Greg Mitchell | Aug 18, 2020 | HR Compliance

In a decision that is welcome news for employers (and HR people, accountants, bookkeepers and payroll people alike!), the High Court earlier this month provided some much needed clarification in terms of how paid personal/carer’s leave is to be accrued and...

Employers Beware! – New Annualised Salary Arrangements

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...

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