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The Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect At Work) Bill 2022 has recently passed Federal Parliament. This legislation seeks to implement a further 7 of the 55 recommendations of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Respect@Work Report.
The first criminal charges relating to wage theft have been laid by the Wage Inspectorate Victoria (WIV), marking a significant point in the fight against employee underpayments.
The Federal Government has introduced paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave into the Fair Work Act. The Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022 provides 10 days of paid FDV leave to full-time, part-time and casual employees from 1 February 2023, and from 1 August 2023 for small businesses (defined as a business with less than 15 employees).
The Federal Labor Government has introduced their industrial relations reforms through their Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill which has now been passed and is also known as the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022. In this legislation there are a number of key changes that businesses will have to adapt to, now that it has been passed. These changes impact various diverse areas, from enterprise bargaining to sexual harassment prevention. Note: This is updated as of 22/02/2023.
Payroll compliance was thrown into the spotlight a number of years ago, when it was uncovered that many well-known Australian brands had underpaid their staff by millions. Since then, there has been a steady flow of organisations from various industries who have been found to have underpaid their employees. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) responded by increasing their use of detection and enforcement measures and targeting areas that were shown to have higher levels of non-compliance.
Business risks keep climbing as awareness grows of adverse action claims under the Fair Work Act 2009 (FWA).
There is a common theme in many of the cases we read now, about getting the process right and following often simple steps, to avoid employee relations issues such as unfair dismissal cases. This applies to many situations, but more so with a transfer of employment situation.
We recently held a webinar on the topic of reducing the risk of sexual harassment in the workplace, which can be viewed below.
The Salt Shaker Method was created by a New York restaurateur to demonstrate the key principles of managing employees and keeping their performance up to a certain standard. The method outlines the concept of constant, gentle pressure which ER Strategies General Manager David Price, explains in the video below.
ER Strategies has recently launched its new referral program, designed to benefit many of our awesome clients who have been spreading the word about our services for many years. If you refer someone who signs up for one of our WorkShield packages or otherwise spends a minimum of $2,500, you will receive a $150 voucher as a reward.
