Why your small business can’t afford NOT to have an HR audit!
An HR audit is a business’s way to check compliance with continuously changing rules and regulations, with regards to people risk within the business. It is a systematic and comprehensive insight into business practices to do with employees, everything from how you hire them, train them, pay them, manage them, exit them and how you […]
Is redundancy the new performance management?
When should you use redundancy versus performance management? Too often we hear from an employer or manager when they’ve reached their limit with a poor performer. Our initial advice is often to begin a performance management process, but we’re met with resistance because the problem has gotten out of hand and the employer now feels […]
Maternity Leave – Burden or Mutual Benefit?
Frequently asked maternity leave / parental leave questions The most common types of questions we get on the topic of maternity/parental leave are around whether an employee can be made redundant whilst on maternity leave, and what the employer’s rights are when it comes to an employee returning from maternity leave and requesting flexibility to […]
What happens in an induction and what is an employee induction programme?
Your new starters have already formed a view of your business through the application and interview process – do you think it’s a good one? Yes or no, the induction process is your chance to either turn a mediocre perception into a good one or turn a good one into a great one! What is […]
What’s all the buzz about visa changes?
Heightening scrutiny of the ‘genuineness’ of a particular role being sponsored by a business for a 457 visa has seen many employers seek professional support for the application processes. Immigration crackdown on employer 457 visa sponsorship Heightening scrutiny of the ‘genuineness’ of a particular role being sponsored by a business for a 457 visa has […]
Case study | Swearing at work… does it warrant summary dismissal?
Case study: Acceptance of swearing at work may make a summary dismissal unfair. Acceptance of swearing at work made summary dismissal unfair. Hanson v Precept Services Pty Ltd [2017] FWC 1488 (16 March 2017) The Fair Work Commission (FWC) found that in a profane workplace, swearing at work and telling a manager to “get f-cked” did […]
HR for Small Business, The Most Asked HR questions from small business
Where do you get your HR advice from? What HR questions do you have? In small business, it’s often hard to wear all the different business hats at all times… the business developer, the doer, the accounts, the marketing, human resources… Unfortunately, regardless of difficulty, the buck stops with you, both in making the business […]
Employment contracts: friend or foe?
How solid are your employment contracts? The importance of having employment contracts in place is generally understood. However, time constraints, multiple priorities or a lack of support or knowledge in this legislative space can sometimes lead to incomplete, inaccurate, non-compliant or insufficient contracts that can expose a business to multiple disputes or claims. Our team […]
Changes to minimum wage and annual leave
Did you know that the Fair Work Commission (Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal) has made changes to award conditions relating to minimum wage and annual leave? Changes to awards Did you know that the Fair Work Commission (Australia’s national workplace relations tribunal) has made changes to award conditions relating to minimum wage and annual leave? […]
Another small business faces legal action for exploitation
The Fair Work Ombudsman has started legal proceedings against the owner of the Melbourne burger bar, Burger Buzz, for apparently failing to back pay seven former employees who were underpaid over $7,000 for work performed early last year. Over half of the individuals were overseas workers on working holiday visa, and two of the individuals […]