by Jane Murray | Mar 26, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Hospitality, Retail
Public Holiday periods often cause headaches for employers who feel the cost of unauthorised absenteeism, loss of productivity, misuse of sick leave, and confusion around public holiday entitlements. In this blog, we canvass some of the typical issues arising around...
by Jane Murray | Feb 23, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fast Food, Hospitality, Human Resources, Legal, Retail
Businesses engage “casual” employees for a variety of reasons. Hiring casuals can provide flexibility for businesses who are looking to hire a more flexible workforce. Often, casuals are engaged as an interim measure to staff a particularly busy period such as...
by Shane Duffy | Nov 30, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Disability & Aged Care, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail
On the 24th November 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its latest draft decision as part of the Modern Award review process impacting employers and employees across hospitality, licensed clubs, cafes and restaurants, social and disability sector, retail, fast...
by Hanna Jung | Nov 28, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Hospitality, Migration, Professional Services
Proposed changes to permanent employer sponsored skilled visas are due to commence in March 2018. Proposed bills are currently before parliament and in draft consultation. So what should we expect to see? Eligible Occupation Codes Employer sponsored permanent...
by Alana Giddy | Jun 9, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail, Workplace
From 1 July 2017, employers who pay workers covered by a Modern Award or the national minimum wage must increase their pay by 3.3%. The increase comes a day after the Commission finally released details on how changes to penalty rates will be phased in. Employers...
by Hanna Jung | May 22, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Hospitality, Migration, Professional Services
The announcement on the introduction of the Skilling Australians Fund Levy in the 2017-18 Federal budget in conjunction with the reforms to the 457 visa for the remainder of the year has now made a lot of Australian businesses, who have been relying on foreign labour,...
