Author Archive for: peter
Entries by Peter Maguire
Would a conversation work better?
I often hear talk in businesses about how people are sending too many emails instead of just going and talking to the other party. Organisations everywhere seem to be struggling with managing this and the impact that it can have on work and personal relationships. I learned the value of conversations a long time ago […]
Lots of changes from 1 July 2019
It seems that the pace of change in workplace relations keeps accelerating just like it does in other aspects of business and life. Part of our role is to keep you informed about changes in your responsibilities as an employer so here are the “heads ups” on what’s changed from 1 July 2019 and a […]
Labour hire licensing starting
The Victorian “Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018” partially came into operation on 29 April 2019. The first step in this is that labour hire firms wanting to operate in Victoria have to get a licence within 6 months (ie by 29 October 2019). When the Act comes into full operation, it will be an offence […]
Portable long service leave coming on 1 July 2019
The Victorian “Long Service Benefits Portability Act 2018” comes into effect from 1 July 2019. From that date, workers in the community services, contract cleaning and security industries will be entitled to portable long service leave for all service in the industry regardless of how many employers they might have or for how long they […]
FWC awards 3% wage increase
Today, the Fair Work Commission handed down the Annual Wage Review 2018-2019 decision. That is to increase the national minimum wage and award wages by 3% effective from 1 July 2019. The new National Minimum Wage will be $740.80 per week, or $19.49 per hour. The increase is fully absorbable against overaward payments ie if […]
Leverage relationships for results
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 […]