A recent article circulating in HR news highlights the pitfalls of inadequate workplace training. The story centred on a company that believed it had taken the necessary steps to protect itself but faced unexpected consequences when Fair Work Australia ruled against it. What happened? An employer terminated an employee for what it deemed “totally unacceptable” […]

As Australia emerges from the pandemic, many businesses are navigating the transition of their employees back to the office. One of the central themes in this shift is the growing demand for flexibility in how, where, and when work is performed. The Australian workforce, like much of the world, grew accustomed during the pandemic to […]

By David Brown, General Manager In our previous blog on the benefits technology has brought to managing disciplinary processes, we discussed not only how things had changed in recent years, but also what had not changed including, as a reminder: The right of employees to a fair process including: notice of meetings the right to […]

First impressions last. A warm welcome, a plan for their first day and week, a buddy to show them around and grab a coffee with, and working tech and passwords. These are just some of the basics but it could be the difference between getting your new hires up-to-speed and integrated with your team asap, […]

We’ve been helping organisations across Australia with HR and Recruitment for well over a decade now, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that not only are no two businesses the same, where they operate matters too. While a lot of our clients have been Sydney and Melbourne based, we have local teams across […]

By David Brown, General Manager The first thing we need to acknowledge when discussing an up-to-date and modern approach to disciplinary processes is that there is much that hasn’t changed. For example: The right of employees to a fair process including: notice of meetings the right to bring someone along to support them to a […]

By David Brown, General Manager Cast your mind back to February this year and all the media reports around the Closing Loopholes (no. 2) Bill which included changes such as: The Right to Disconnect Changes to Casual Employment The New Definition of an Employee Changes to Independent Contractor Rules and Definitions You may not have […]

Clients often ask us: “how do we create and maintain a positive organisational culture?” In the 13 years we’ve been operating, the answer hasn’t been identical for any two clients – no two businesses are ever the same. But the one theme that’s common to the otherwise bespoke solutions we’ve delivered has been to define, […]

By David Brown, General Manager Introduction Anyone who has ever been involved with or worked at a startup will recognise and remember some if not all of these feelings: excitement; terror; overwhelm; chaos. The exhilaration of building a vision of something that is brand new and innovative, which then hits the wall of reality in […]

By David Brown, General Manager Outsourcing some or all of your HR functions makes sense for any growing organisations, and often can make sense for smaller businesses too. What outsourcing looks like, when you should consider it and how you choose the best service for your needs are the kinds of questions that ‘persuade’ many […]