When it comes to onboarding new talent, there’s a lot to do. From letters of offer, contracts, confirming start dates, ensuring your on-boarding process is ready to go and having computers, mobile phones, workbenches or other such tools for the job are purchased so the new employee is set up well from the get-go. As […]
This year has seen legislative changes to employment law coming in faster than a new trend on Tik Tok. This one is a biggie for businesses who have a shutdown period and as many of you are planning a temporary workplace shutdown across the Christmas period, you need to factor in this change to ensure […]
Yes folks, it’s coming up to that one day in September when Melbourne loses its mind, and the AFL Grand Final occurs. In recent years, the excitement has been extended to include a public holiday on the Friday prior so we can all head into the city and watch the players being paraded through the […]
There has been an incredible amount of legislative change relating to employment law so far this year, and there’s more to come! The Fair Work Commission has confirmed amendments to the Professional Employees Award 2020 will take effect this year so let’s take a look at the detail. Coverage What the Award actually covers has […]
As of 1st August, paid family and domestic violence leave (FDV) entitlements for employees of small businesses came into effect. We know we’ve talked about family and domestic violence leave previously but this is part two of the legislative roll out and an important reminder to all regarding obligations and entitlements. Small Businesses These changes […]
We all know COVID-19 resulted in a considerable number of new employer obligations that were covered under Victorian Occupational Health and Safety regulations. Now we see some of those temporary orders and amendments being revoked and an important one that we want to highlight relates to employee vaccination information that you may be holding. Collecting […]
Employees have an absolute right to take leave when they are unwell or injured, or if they need to care for someone else, and generally a couple of days recuperation and they are back on the job and everything is hunky dory. Sometimes though, a decision may have been made, or needs to be made, […]
Last week, a lot of us had eyes locked on multiple screens as desperately scrambled to score tickets to a Taylor Swift concert, so we might not have noticed a new financial year had kicked off bringing a swag of changes. Minimum wage increase Everyone is likely across this change, so this is just a […]
Who doesn’t love annual leave! Whether it’s sitting by a pool sipping cocktails, skiing down a mountain rejoicing in a fresh dusting of snow or maybe it’s exploring a new country and absorbing all that the local culture has to offer. Without doubt, holidays are vital to both physical and mental wellbeing and of course […]
There is always significant interest in the announcement from the Fair Work Commission when it comes to the annual Minimum Wage Review decision. It seems more so this year with media coverage of the cost of living crisis filling news reports alongside inflationary pressures impacting businesses. There are a number of considerations for the Fair […]
