Well people, we are here. Not sure how we got here, but we did. December 2024.
So what can your business do to ensure you end the year keeping your team happy, safe and still productive, in the coming few weeks.
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- November 13, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, End Of Year, HR Central, Leave, Legislation, Policies and Procedures, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
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- November 1, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Central, Leave, Legislation, Performance Management, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
The Christmas and New Year period can significantly impact business operations for organisations across Australia. Some businesses may become significantly busier to keep up with demand, whilst others may be shutting down. With the festive season approaching there are important employee entitlements that you should now be planning for.
- October 16, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Central, Leave, Legislation, Performance Management, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
The Festive Season is just around the corner and many businesses are now looking to recruit their seasonal workforce.
The most flexible way to achieve this is to employ casual staff. Casuals are employed ad-hoc, as needed and with no firm advance commitment to ongoing work, making them ideal for seasonal roles in various industries.
It is important that employers are aware of their obligati
- September 16, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Central, Leave, Legislation, Performance Management, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
Psychosocial health and safety in the workplace refer to the mental and emotional well-being of employees within an organisation. It encompasses creating an environment that fosters positive mental health, minimises harm, and supports employees in times of distress.
All employers hold a positive duty to address and eliminate (so far as is practicable) psychosocial hazards within the workplace and to provide a safe work environment.
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- August 23, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Central, Leave, Legislation, Performance Management, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
Right to Disconnect - Changes from 26th August 2024
Recent legislative changes (Closing Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024) have granted employees an enforceable workplace right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact (or attempted contact) from an employee (or a third party) outside of their ordinary hours (unless such refusal is unreasonable).
- August 20, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Central, Induction, Legislation, Performance Management, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment, Talent Management, Training, Underpayment, Wages
- By HR Central
Changes to Casual Employment from August 26, 2024
From August 26, 2024, there will be some changes to casual employment:
- New requirements for issuing the Casual Employment Information Statement
- Updat
- August 15, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Central, Leave, Legislation, Payslips, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment, Underpayment, Wages, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
Changes to Independent Contractors from 26th August 2024
Dispute Resolution and Contract Disputes
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) will be able to handle disputes between independent contractors and their clients over unfair contract terms. If a term is unfair, the FWC can change or remove it.
If the FWC
- August 7, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, End Of Year, HR Central, Induction, Leave, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Underpayment, Wages, Wellbeing
- By HR Central
There will be three upcoming legislative changes from 26th August 2024.
- Independent Contractors
- Right to Disconnect (applying from August 2025 for businesses of 15 or fewer employees) <
- July 5, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, End Of Year, Franchise, HR Central, HR Software, Legislation, Payslips, Policies and Procedures, Underpayment, Wages
- By HR Central
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has released a delegates' rights term which has been inserted into every modern award. These have taken effect from 1 July 2024.
The FWC has also inserted an interaction clause into 38 modern awards, which already had existing clauses dealing with delegate rights. This clause states that where an existing workplace delegates' clause is more favourable than the new delegates' rights clause term, then the existing claus
- July 2, 2024
- in Compliance, Employee Relations, End Of Year, Franchise, HR Central, HR Software, Legislation, Payslips, Policies and Procedures, Underpayment, Wages
- By HR Central
Aside from the wage and super increases, as we come into the new financial year there are other changes and to-do tasks that employers need to be aware of.
1. Updated Pay Guides and Award Wage Increase
Every year Fair Work produce modern award pay guides that list the updated weekly and hourly rates and allowances that incorporate the national minimum wage increase. Fair Work hav