by Margot Gallagher | Jul 21, 2021 | HR Compliance
When the time comes that you need to have a difficult conversation with an employee, particularly in relation to matters such as poor performance, misconduct, potential dismissal or redundancy, it’s important that the employee be provided procedural fairness –...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
