‘Unsavoury and difficult’: Instances of wage theft reach record highs
It took four years for Melbourne’s Antony Balmain to finally receive unpaid wages from his previous employer. The media and communications professional had worked... Read more.
Are You Ready for the New Respect@Work Rules?
From 6 March, 2023, the The Fair Work Act will prohibit sexual harassment in connection with work, which includes the workplace. You might be thinking:, “isn’t... Read more.
Be Ready for the New Employment Changes in 2023
Update: Download the free guide! Click here to download the 2023 Employee Relations Compliance Guide:... Read more.
Lying on your CV
Listen to Natasha Hawker’s answer as Bec & Soda of SA FM Adelaide ask: Is it right or wrong to lie on your CV or resume?... Read more.
Wage Theft
Natasha Hawker talks with Cathie Schnitzerling on ABC Radio about Wage Theft. What it is, how you can identify and remedy it and who can ask for help either as... Read more.
Conduct unbecoming: How cyber bullying crashed work culture
Despite many employees having less face-to-face contact with colleagues during COVID lockdowns, bullying in the workplace continues to rear its ugly, insidious head.... Read more.
Managing Mental Health in the Workplace – And Why You Should Pay Attention
In this post-COVID era, latest statistics suggest that two in five Australians aged 16-85 years (43.7% or 8.6 million people) had experienced symptoms of a mental... Read more.
HR Culture, Law and Systems
Back to the future of work… This audio recording is from a seminar exploring strategies for – and the legal ramifications of – hybrid work and the return... Read more.
The age of entitlement: How to manage demanding employees
The mentality of working with an employer for 30 plus years and receiving a gold watch upon retirement are long gone. It is safe to say that most Generation Z and... Read more.
HR in the C-suite: How to identify and hire future leaders
With a talent shortage looming around the world, and potential hires becoming more demanding about what they expect from a future employer, the pressure is on HR... Read more.
Stay interviews – Getting them right
With competitiveness at an all time high within the job market, it is even more important for employers to retain a workforce of efficient, reliable and high-quality... Read more.
Plan an office party to remember for all the right reasons
An end-of-year party is the perfect way to celebrate success and reward your staff. Natasha Hawker, managing director of HR consultancy Employee Matters, points... Read more.
Managing your People in Lockdown
With more than half the country in one form of lockdown or another and with Sydney, in particular, looking like the lockdown will be in place for some weeks to come,... Read more.
The Super Guarantee Increase and what it means for you
What’s happening? From 1 July this year the mandatory superannuation guarantee will increase by 0.5%. Currently, employers are obligated to contribute 9.5% of... Read more.
Your Career Podcast with Jane Jackson and Natasha Hawker
Natasha Hawker talks to Jane Jackson on this episode of the Your Career podcast In this conversation with CEO of Employee Matters, Natasha Hawker, we learn how she... Read more.
New Overtime Entitlement for Many Casuals
New rules relating to paying casual employees overtime have come into effect from 20 November 2020. If you have a casual employee covered by a Modern Award,... Read more.
Lost your job because of the coronavirus pandemic? Here are the five calls you should make
The impact of coronavirus on employment is expected to continue — and intensify — as cuts to the Federal Government’s JobKeeper scheme begin to be felt.... Read more.
What is the ‘stress cliff’ and how can you avoid it?
With small businesses working overtime to make it out the other side of the pandemic, many SME owners haven’t had a chance to think about the long-term effects... Read more.
JobKeeper ‘bloodbath’ looming with job losses, redundancies expected
The coronavirus crisis has devastated countless livelihoods – but there’s a new threat facing businesses and everyday workers alike that most of us haven’t... Read more.
The Basics – Job Keeper 2.0 – Fair Work Act Update
First of all the good news – As we know now, the government has extended the JobKeeper scheme through to March 2021, albeit on reduced rates and tiered payments.... Read more.