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Important Changes July 2022
National Minimum Wage and Award Wage Increases The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission recently handed down the Annual Wage Review decision. As most will be aware, this is a decision handed down annually and applies to the National Minimum Wage and to Modern Award...
Quick Tips to Navigate the Candidate Shortage
A number of recent articles (including these from the Sydney Morning Herald and SEEK), have highlighted the current challenges for many employers in attracting good candidates for their vacant roles. We've also begun to see this reflected in the...
Introducing…. Success Through People
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SUCCESS THROUGH PEOPLE LAUNCH - December 2021 This year has certainly been an "interesting" one, and aside from continuing to provide the ongoing support our valued clients deserve and have come to expect, we've been busy working behind the...
Full-time employees and hours of work – what is “reasonable”?
Under the National Employment Standards (NES), the maximum number of hours of work for a full-time employee is 38 hours per week. What this essentially means is that an employer may not request/require a full-time employee to work more than 38 hours per...
“Super Stapling” Commences 1st November
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 superannuation...
What and why you need to know about: General Protections Claims
A regular part of the support we provide to employers is helping them to manage the risks associated with employee terminations.While most of the time this involves us providing information and guidance to employers to prevent/defend potential Unfair Dismissal Claims...
The Role of a Support Person
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 – which...
Did You Know? Minimum shifts for casual employees
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 that this...
Employers be Aware: Changes to Casual Employment
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...