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Is Love In The Air In Your Workplace, And Is It Any Of Your Business?
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...
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Employment Innovations: Exclusive National HR & Payroll Approved Product for ICB Members
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...
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Top 5 Reasons Why More Australian Businesses Are Outsourcing Their Payroll
Through the years, payroll outsourcing has grown in both its scope and influence. Many businesses in Australia, which shunned it decades ago, have embraced the idea now, due to its convenience and the advantages it gives to the general operations of the business. In...
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Abandonment of Employment: Changes to Modern Awards
On 17 December 2018 the Fair Work Commission made a decision regarding abandonment of employment clauses in modern awards. Earlier in the year the Commission had determined to remove the abandonment of employment clauses in the six modern awards in which they...
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How to Pay on Australia Day
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...
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Failing to Follow a Proper Disciplinary Process Can Lead to a Finding of Unfair Dismissal
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...
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Merry Christmas from Employment Innovations
As we reflect upon our successes as a company in 2018, we acknowledge that we could not have done it without our loyal customers, partners and readers. Thank you for your support throughout the year and all of us at Employment Innovations wish you all the best for the...
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New Law Introduced To Prevent Casual Employees Double-Dipping: What You Need To Do Now
On 18 December 2018 the Government varied the Fair Work Regulations 2009 to allow employers, in certain circumstances, to offset the casual loading paid to an employee against certain entitlements that may otherwise be owed to the employee if they are found in the...
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Casual Conversion Clause: Act Before 1 January 2019
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...
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