Establishing a proactive employment policy
May 16, 2021
Setting out a detailed employment policy is an important proactive step you can take to prevent employee issues from arising in the workplace.
Recruiting the Right People
May 10, 2021
Long term labour plans make way for current and immediate needs, and convenient rather than strategic decisions. Here are some tips to recruiting the Right people.
Five Steps to Addressing the Scourge of Presenteeism
April 30, 2021
Coined in the mid-‘90s by psychologist, Cary Cooper (Paul D. Hooper, Presenteeism, white paper CIDM Corp, 2012), presenteeism is not only more difficult to identify and manage than absenteeism, there is some suggestion that its cost to the economy is far more significant.
Your Guide to Handling Difficult Employee Conversations
April 30, 2021
Problem employees can arise in your workplace. Whether they are taking long repeated lunches, treating colleagues poorly, or just acting in an unprofessional way, their actions can impact on the overall workplace so it is important to curb that behaviour. Whatever your situation, the following formula works to address all those sticky issues where you expect resistance, in the most professional and constructive way possible.
Reasons for carrying out a staff induction
April 25, 2021
Carrying out staff inductions is a crucial step in onboarding new employees and integrating them into the workplace. Not only do they provide training and give the employee an understanding of their role and duties, but is also a good opportunity for employees to familiarise themselves with company culture, policies, and procedures. The induction process should ideally start as soon as a recruit accepts a job offer. So why else should you use an onboarding procedure for your new employees?
Avoiding unfair dismissal claims during redundancies
April 13, 2021
Redundancy payouts can be a large cost to a business that may already be struggling, but there are ways to ease this threat.
ER Strategies’ Interactive Guide to the Federal Government’s Casual Reforms Legislation is now available!
April 7, 2021
In late March, the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (Amendment Act) passed both Houses of Federal Parliament, which amended the Fair Work Act 2009 to include reforms to workplace rights and obligations for casual employees. The legislation has received Royal Assent and is therefore now in operation, with some transitional arrangements.
Carrying out workplace investigations – what employers need to consider
March 10, 2021
At some stage, almost all businesses will be faced with a dispute or conflict between employees, or another situation that must be resolved. In some of these situations, employers must investigate in order to make a clear decision on how to resolve the issue. This is an important part of the employer’s role, however, it can also be an area where risk can arise. Here are some important considerations employers should be aware of when doing a workplace investigation.
Recruitment mistakes can lead to damages claims! Be Aware.
March 4, 2021
In our article about a bullying case leading to a record $5.2 million award of damages, we highlighted how employees are now increasingly making general protections claims. However, general protections claims can even be made by people who aren’t even employed in your business. Prospective employees or contractors are protected from being adversely affected due to a variety of attributes including but not excluded to, race, religion and gender. These are called protected attributes.
How to identify and address stress leave?
February 26, 2021
One of the most common workplace issues in Australia is work-related stress and stress leave. As an employer, how should you be handling this?
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