Employee or Contractor
August 15, 2024
Changes to Independent Contractors from 26th August 2024
Being Sensible about the Work Christmas Party (and other social events)
November 2, 2023
Work Christmas parties are a chance for employees to let their hair down, celebrate their achievements from the past working year, and it can also be a great chance for your employees to bond. However, although the work Christmas party can be fun, it can also be fraught with dangers.
Why employers need to be focusing on mental health in the workplace
August 7, 2023
Mental health has been a hot topic in our society generally over the past few years, especially after we started to emerge from the pandemic induced lockdowns. These trends in society have been mirrored recently by regulatory bodies across Australia creating various safety regulations, frameworks and codes of practice, meaning that employers now have much more responsibility surrounding mental health risk factors in their workplaces.
What the new flexible working arrangements laws mean for your business
May 30, 2023
The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act has amended the Fair Work Act to strengthen the right to request flexible working arrangements, and provided an extension to unpaid parental leave. These changes come into force from 6 June 2023.
Fair Work Act Prohibition on sexual harassment has commenced
March 9, 2023
When are the changes happening?
The introduced prohibition on sexual harassment from the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 has now come into force. The prohibition applies where the sexual harassment occurred, or is part of a course of conduct that commenced, on or after 6 March 2023.
The benefits of having a clear staff handbook
October 4, 2022
Irrespective of their size, companies have a wide range of policies and procedures in place that their workers need to be aware of – which is why a staff handbook can prove useful. Comprehensive and easy-to-understand employee handbooks should detail employment policies and procedures, clearly articulating your business’s expectations of employee behaviour and performance in their roles.
Proactive Steps for Sexual Harassment Compliance – A Positive Duty to Combat a Negative Problem
September 8, 2022
We recently held a webinar on the topic of reducing the risk of sexual harassment in the workplace, which can be viewed below.
Disciplinary procedures in small offices
September 7, 2022
Disciplinary procedures are a normal, yet important part of any workplace, regardless of size. However, across different businesses, the disciplinary procedures and when they are used can differ a lot. This can be due to a number of factors, including accepted standards of behaviour or the approach of the owner or manager.
Why are large businesses still failing to pay their employees correctly?
August 25, 2022
Despite consistent warnings in the form of very public underpayment scandals, large businesses are still being found to be underpaying their employees in a variety of ways.
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