by Antonia Randles | Feb 12, 2019 | Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
We spend a great deal of our time at work, so it may not be surprising when romance blossoms between co-workers. When an intimate relationship develops between co-workers, there may be difficulties associated with office gossip, a decrease in productivity on behalf of...
by Shane Duffy | Jan 31, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, NEWS, Professional Services, Workplace
Employment Innovations (EI) are proud to have been chosen as the new national HR & Payroll Approved Product for the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) members and their clients in Australia. Bookkeepers cannot afford to turn a blind eye when it comes to...
by Antonia Randles | Jan 9, 2019 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fast Food, Hospitality, NEWS, Retail, Workplace
This year, Australia Day falls on a Saturday, which means all States and Territories will be observing the public holiday on Monday 28th of January. If your business is open on Saturday 26th January, employees should be paid their normal Saturday rates, and public...
by Simon Obee | Jan 8, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Workplace
Employers are frequently found to have unfairly dismissed employees when, despite having a valid reason to dismiss an employee, they have failed to follow a “procedurally fair” process to reaching the decision to dismiss. Procedural fairness Procedural fairness has a...
by Aahana Lakhia | Dec 19, 2018 | Fair Work Compliance, NEWS, Workplace
As discussed in our earlier blog article, the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision to introduce a “casual conversion clause” into 84 modern awards which took effect on 1st October 2018. The new casual conversion clause provides casual employees with the right...
by Antonia Randles | Nov 22, 2018 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Workplace
As part of the four yearly review of the modern awards, the Fair Work Commission recently amended modern award provisions regarding withholding monies from employees when adequate notice upon resignation was not provided. These provisions came into effect on 1...
