Employer ordered to pay workers’ compensation for contacting employee on sick leave
- 08/05/2024
Legal Consequences Unveiled: Employer's Contact with Sick Leave Employee Leads to Compensation Order In a recent interview on Sunrise Channel 7, Natasha Hawker, Managing Director of Employee Matters, delved into...
Implementing Employer-Paid Parental Leave Policies
- 01/05/2024
Where does Australia rank in terms of Paid Parental Leave? It is fair to say that when it comes to Paid Parental Leave (PPL), Australia was late to the party....
Australian Workers Can Double Their Annual Leave in a New ACTU Proposal
- 18/04/2024
Employees in Australia could soon double their annual leave at half pay under new ACTU proposal Employee Matters' Managing Director, Natasha Hawker, is back on Sunrise, the Channel 7 Breakfast...
‘Entitled’ young Aussies ditch one major Boomer rule
- 11/04/2024
Natasha Hawker, Founder and Managing Director of Employee Matters, was recently quoted in a Yahoo Finance article by Lollie Barr titled 'Entitled' young Aussies ditch one major Boomer rule -...
Workplaces getting creative in trying to lure staff back into the office with extra leave, free lunch and more
- 11/04/2024
How Employers Are Encouraging the Return to the Workplace In the wake of the pandemic, workplaces are deploying innovative strategies to draw employees back into the office environment. ABC News...
The Impact of HR Management Services on Business Success
- 03/04/2024
By David Brown, General Manager Gone are the days when Human Resources (HR) was seen as the soft, fluffy administrative area designed specifically to carry out each and every manager’s...
Working from Home: Shifting Towards Flexible Hours Beyond the 9 to 5 Shift
- 14/03/2024
Embracing Flexibility in Remote Work Is this the end of the 9 to 5? A new push aims to let parents choose their work hours, helping Aussie families spend more...
Employee Assistance Program – Why It’s Vital for Your Organisation
- 12/03/2024
In a market worth $327m per year and growing at 3.7% year on year over the last five years, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) have been around for many years and...
Bridging The Gender Pay Gap in Australia
- 11/03/2024
In February 2023, the Australian Government took a decisive step towards addressing the gender pay gap with the introduction of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap)...
WEBINAR: Major Employee Relations Legislation Changes: SMEs – Are You Prepared?
- 06/03/2024
Employee relations legislation changes are impacting all businesses of all sizes. Are you prepared to meet the new requirements? Recent changes to ER legislation are the most significant since the introduction...
What Do the New Industrial Relations Laws Mean for Your Business?
- 23/02/2024
In a recent episode of Small Biz Matters , Natasha Hawker discussed the impact of Australia's new Industrial Relations (IR) landscape on small businesses. Challenges Faced by Small Businesses Small...
Post-Pandemic Evolution in the Workplace
- 23/02/2024
Over the past four years, the work landscape has undergone a transformative journey, reshaping how we approach our professional lives. As the world adapts to new norms, some business owners...