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Terminating an employee – How to avoid business risk and personal stress

October 18, 2021

The termination of an employment relationship can carry risks for a business, especially if the employee doesn’t agree with the decision. Employer-initiated termination falls into two categories, dismissal of an employee or a genuine redundancy situation. As an example, an employee may be dismissal due to their continued poor performance whilst an employee can be made redundant due to their role no longer being needed within the business.

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Is mediation the answer to workplace disputes?

October 15, 2021

Conflicts or disagreements within the workplace are common, and often unavoidable. As a result, it is something employers need to have a strategy to come to a resolution without letting the conflict or disagreement develop and impact on the wider workforce and business as a whole. 

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Managing the Risk of Drugs and Alcohol

October 1, 2021

While employee drinking and drug use during work hours has obvious implications for workplace safety, productivity, and reputation – consideration also needs to be given to the effects of consumption that occurs away from the workplace and out of work hours.

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Casual Conversion: What happens after offers are made?

September 21, 2021

Last month, we published a reminder that the deadline for assessing casual employees’ eligibility for conversion to permanent employment and making an offer (or ‘non-offer’) was fast approaching. All employers of casual employees (other than ‘small business employers’) were required to complete a number of actions prior to the 27th of September 2021 deadline, including assessing and notifying casual staff about whether they are eligible for casual conversion under the Fair Work Act 2009.  

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Prevent employee issues before they happen

September 18, 2021

One of the smartest ways for small businesses to nip any employee issues in the bud is to ensure that they don’t crop up- and one of the best ways to accomplish this is to make sure that each new member of staff undergoes a thorough and comprehensive induction process.

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