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Mediating workplace conflict
Why can’t we all just get along? A common and regular question among people leaders in many workplaces. In a workplace people spend a lot of time together with differing work styles, backgrounds, communication styles and points of view, therefore workplace conflict is...
What are KPI’s and why do they matter?
Key Performance Indicators Key Performance Indicators, otherwise known as KPI are integral to defining your business's success and failures. They identify quantifiable measures that support the strategic goals of the company but are also essential to measure the...
Unpaid Pandemic Leave – Reintroduced to some Awards
On 8 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) made the decision to vary 99 awards as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The determination inserted a temporary Schedule X into these awards which provided 2 weeks of unpaid pandemic leave. For most awards, the...
How to Manage Employee Leave Entitlements?
As an employer, it can be difficult keeping up with all the different leave entitlements that are available to employees. In this article, we explain all the paid and unpaid leave options for Australian employees. The leave entitlements are applicable for all...
Fair Work Ombudsman priorities for FY2023
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced its priorities for the year ahead, with the core focus being supporting businesses and employees as they recover from the impacts of COVID 19. There will also be a continued effort to investigate key industries on compliance...
Updates to Key Rates & Thresholds for FY 2023
Cents per KM - Motor Vehicle The Cents per KM allowance is used when an employee uses their own car for business-related purposes, and they receive a cents per KM to cover costs and expenses (such as registration, fuel, servicing, depreciation and insurance). Paying...
The importance of reference checks & questions you should be asking
Reference checks are often the final step on a hiring managers checklist of steps to take before presenting a candidate with a formal employment offer. But reference checking shouldn’t be seen as a “tick and flick” exercise in the recruitment process – it is a crucial...
The importance of policies & key policies to implement in the workplace
What is a workplace policy? A workplace policy is a statement issued to employees that sets out clear workplace expectations, procedures, and behaviours. A policy will typically provide a series of guidelines that outlines how certain organisational issues will be...
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