A Federal Court decision on Wednesday 20 May is causing a lot of concern amongst employers. The decision involved the same employer (WorkPac) that had a previous decision on Casual employment go against it in 2018. Both these cases are central to casual employment and employer...
With the increased focus on underpayment of wages and with the July 1 pay increases, it’s important that employers know: 1. Which Award applies to their employees; 2. How to classify their employees correctly; 3. What pay rate applies to their employees; and 4. When...
What’s the difference between casual employment and permanent employment? What obligations do casual employees have to their employers? And what rights do casual employees have that employers should be aware of? There seems to be a lot of confusion about casual employment. A recent court case...
On 1 October 2018 new Casual Conversion clauses became effective in 84 Modern Awards (i.e. in most Awards). What does this mean? If your business employs casual employees (who are covered by one of these Awards) those employees now have the right to request conversion...
Managing a team of people can be a challenging thing and it takes skill to do it well. How many managers are good at this? I don’t believe there are many, unfortunately.
I think there are lots of managers that can come into a new workplace and maintain what’s there. They don’t really do much damage to people and they don’t really develop people;
There’s lots of risks that businesses need to manage, but I see 3 major HR risks facing businesses today. There are so many examples of businesses being caught out by these three risks and the financial costs are high and can be crippling to some...
It’s important to understand the meaning of Ordinary Hours, particularly in relation to permanent part-time employment as these contracted hours have ramifications for how you roster and pay employees. It’s common in many small businesses for part-time employees to be rostered like casual employees, but...
HR is Human Resources (or Human Resource Management). It’s concerned with getting the best out of the people who work for you. Every time you add an employee to your business, that person can either contribute to the success of your business or to the failure...
