We recently posted an article on the likely effects of the proposed move from a “minimum wage” to a “living wage” – see that here So what else is Labour planning to do if it wins power at the next federal election. Get ready because there is a lot on their agenda and here is […]
The Australian Labor Party has announced that, if and when elected, it intends to change the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review process to deliver a “living wage” – what people need to earn to have a reasonable prospect of not living in poverty. So what does that all mean? It will mean that the […]
If people are your greatest asset (as is so often said to be the case), why is it that so few organisations actually put people at the centre of their business strategy and activity? Why? Because for the past thirty years, Australian businesses have generally been focused on risk management and process control and more […]
Over the past couple of years, there have been lots of changes in employment conditions and related legislation, regulations and modern awards. Do you have a regular review of your employment documentation to ensure that your employment contracts and HRM policies and procedures are consistent with current workplace relations requirements? Can you demonstrate as an […]
We recently launched our new Better Workplace Projects and we are getting terrific feedback on the impact like: “The session was excellent – great buy in from everyone and really positive feedback afterwards.” “The team and I loved the session and felt very positive and inspired”. Why are they having this impact? It’s fresh thinking […]
There has been a lot of activity around casual employment over the past year or so – in the courts, in the Fair Work Commission and in regulation by the Federal Government. What we aim to do in this article is to dispel some of the myths that create confusion and concern and to offer […]
Over the past few months, there has been a succession of changes in provisions of modern awards and the Fair Work Act relative to family and domestic violence. In this article, our aim is to provide you with a sense of how they come together and what that means in terms of your legal obligations […]
Do you find that the classification structures in the modern awards that apply to your business don’t make sense or don’t fit your business operations very well or, in some cases, are just not easy to understand? In many cases, you would be absolutely right to think so because they are, in the main, flawed […]
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has ordered the variation of all modern awards to include a “Requests for flexible working arrangements” clause with effect from 1 December 2018. These requests have to date been regulated under National Employment Standards which essentially provide the ability for eligible employees with 12 months’ continuous service […]
The Fair Work Ombudsman has just released a report into investigations that it has been conducting into workplace relations compliance in the “Harvest Trail” or horticulture industry. The particulars are: 836 investigations, involving 444 growers and 194 labour hire contractors across all states in Australia and the Northern Territory. $1,022,698 in underpaid wages and entitlements […]