January 17, 2017
Welcome Back! It’s 2017. The start of a New Year calls for some New Year’s Resolutions. New Year’s resolutions don’t just have to be personal, such as getting fit, or cutting out sugar, they can be business focused too. Perhaps you have management resolutions in place, such as ideas around reviewing your staff management to […]
December 6, 2016
HR Central is your cloud based solution for HR HR Central is a simple, easy to use human resources compliance system. Our cloud software is perfect for small to medium enterprises. Leverage our reporting, alerts, employee management, resources, policy & procedures and more. Connect HR Central & Xero for a complete HR solution. HR Central [...]November 24, 2016
How well does your workplace respond to an emergency? It is a well-established fact that companies which are not compliant in terms of first aid readiness are more likely to suffer grave repercussions. This is from both business and legal perspectives. The hours of manpower lost and cost of healthcare can actually be minimal compared […]
November 15, 2016
What are flexible working arrangements? The introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009, ten National Employment Standards were legislated in conjunction with the national minimum wage, to make up the minimum entitlements for employees in Australia. The National Employment Standards covers all workers in the national workplace relations system regardless of the award, registered agreement or employment […]
November 9, 2016
Drug & Alcohol Policies in your workplace can prevent serious injury, disciplinary action and financial costs… The absence of policies in an organisation is like driving in the dark without headlights. Without any sense of direction, you are exposing yourself to high risk situations. A policy is more than just words on a page that management […]
November 4, 2016
Introducing our new HR Specialist – Leisa Rennie! Leisa joined the HR Central team in April 2016 as part of the acquisition of People Dynamics. Leisa is a very knowledge HR Specialist. She particularly enjoys using pychometric testing as a tool to support her recruitment and talent management services to clients. Originally from Auckland, New […]
March 2, 2016
It pays to dismiss right and stay fair. Here is an example of how doing so, can save your business grief…. A forklift driver was sacked after breaking his employer’s “golden rule” of operating a vehicle while a customer was in an exclusion zone. The employee claims he was unfairly dismiss and has taken his case to […]
December 3, 2015
What are some of the Key HR Issues coming up for 2016? As 2016 draws closer it is likely that some Key HR Issues will continue into the new year. Heading into 2016, there is likely to be more fallout from Oracle harassment ruling. For readers that may be unfamiliar with this case this was […]
October 15, 2015
Employees must have policies that are consistent with current Employment legislation. Without these, employers are exposed to the risk of not complying with the legislation and incurring penalties. An example of how this may play out is detailed in Scullin v Coffey Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd: No need for the employee to be a primary caregiver. Employee awarded […]
September 18, 2015
A doctor has won $20,000 in compensation after the hospital he was working for failed to give him clear and adequate notice of his termination. The doctor was employed by Frankston Hospital in Victoria on a five-year fixed term contract which expired in early November 2014. Following this expiry, the doctor continued to work and perform […]