by Greg Mitchell | Mar 7, 2023 | HR Compliance
The IR landscape in Australia is changing rapidly. The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 which commenced in December 2022 introduced a raft of changes which the Government hopes will achieve a number of policy objectives including...
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 Greg Mitchell | Sep 16, 2022 | HR Compliance
The recent passing of the Queen and the subsequent declaration of a Day of Mourning (and national public holiday) on Thursday the 22nd September, with understandably little notice, has thrown a spanner in the works for some businesses/organisations. That said, we’re...
by Greg Mitchell | Oct 22, 2021 | HR Compliance
The Federal Government recently made a few changes relevant to superannuation arrangements, a key one of which becomes effective 1st November. From this date, when a person shifts from one employer to another, the new employer must pay the employee’s...