Changes to Flexible Work Legislation
06/12/2018We think it’s important that all employers are aware of recent changes to flexible work legislation that have been introduced by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for all employees covered by a Modern Award, who are not casuals, and have been in employment for 12 months and they: Are the parent, or have responsibility for […]
Changes to Victoria Long Service Leave
05/11/2018Changes to Victoria Long Service Leave-effective November 1st There will be substantial changes to long service leave in Victoria due to the New Long Service Act 2018 coming into effect on 1st of November and it’s important for Victoria businesses to be ready (and businesses based outside Victoria, but that have employees working within Victoria). […]
Oh my god – how much worse can it get?
08/10/2018Recently, a client shared with me something that was happening with one of her valued team members that just seemed so unfair and my client was at a loss as to how she could help. Her employee had recently lost her mother to a heart attack, after three weeks on life-support and she was […]
By Stacy Gershberg A recent decision has been made by the Fair Work Commission (effective 1st October 2018) to include a casual employee conversion clause in 85 Modern Awards. In a nutshell, casuals covered by those awards, have the right to request their employer to convert their casual employment to permanent employment, if they have […]
By Morgan Howard In the media lately, we hear A LOT about bullying and harassment cases; disturbing accounts of incidents and events that have happened to people within their workplaces and employers that have had to pay large fines as a consequence of these events, often occurring without their direct knowledge. At Employee Matters, […]
How to Format Your CV
10/08/2018Published by Bowen Eldridge – When it comes to recruitment, consider your CV as an advert about you. Now think, would you be interested in a product that advertised itself in a sloppy way, with spelling errors and left you guessing about what it did? No, no you wouldn’t. Therefore, make sure your advert is presented […]
The Coalition wins the election and Labor’s argument that the reduction in penalty rates, for some sectors is unfair, does not resonate with the voters. Does this represent the end of the Coalition’s 12-year industrial relations hangover from ‘Work Choices’ as we are about to embark on a new wave of pro-business IR reform? Put […]
By Paul Ackerman Following a recent decision by the Fair Work Commission, Modern Awards have been amended effective August 2018 to give employees access to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave each year. This followed a campaign run by the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and supported by the 2015 Australian of […]
Poor leadership can, and will, increase employee turnover – and the associated costs involved with re-hiring, re-training and bringing employees back up to the required level of productivity, can vary from 50% to 150% of their annual salary. Have I got your attention? Click Here for complete article
Could You Be Guilty Of Wage Theft?
19/07/2018Businesses in Australia are becoming subject to an increasing focus on incidents of wage theft. The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Act of 2017 has introduced significantly higher penalties for a range of contraventions. Fines of up to $630,000 for a company and $126,000 for an individual now apply in relation to matters that […]