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Choosing a Work Health & Safety consultation process
Australian Work Health and Safety (WHS) law directs that all businesses must consult with their workers. Specifically, the WHS Act states that businesses/employers (PCBUs) must consult (as far as is reasonably practicable) with workers who are, or are likely to be...
Changes to annual shutdown provisions in Modern Awards
Many modern awards currently provide an ability for an employer to implement a temporary “shutdown” or “closedown” in the business. Typically, this right is exercised is for a temporary closure over the Christmas / New Year period. The exact provisions regarding...
Key questions about overtime for employers
Overtime can be a confusing subject when it comes to payroll as conditions that determine overtime payment varies amongst Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements and annualised wage conditions. Often paying overtime incorrectly can have an adverse impact on your business...
Casual conversion: Are you keeping up to date with your obligations?
Casual employment is a favoured type of employment across many different industries due to the flexibility it provides both organisations and employees. However, casual employees are not granted the same job security as their permanent counterparts and lack...
Payroll underpayments: Acknowledging and rectifying the issue
In the payroll industry you’ll often hear the statement “no news is good news” - which essentially means that when we pay employees, we will only hear from them if there is a query about their pay, or an issue with their pay. With the Fair Work Ombudsman releasing...
What does it mean to be “compliant” in Work Health & Safety?
If you are a business owner or in a decision maker in your business, you would probably have wondered to yourself “Am I compliant when it comes to Work Health and Safety (WHS)?" Compliance in WHS is possibly the most essential area to get right. At the core of it, it...
Non-financial benefits to reward employees
It can be very difficult as a business when an employee comes to you and asks for a pay rise, and you know that there is no money in the budget. So, what can you go back and offer? In a labour short market, you want to ensure that you are doing everything possible to...
Turning Work Health & Safety goals into actions
We recently talked about setting Work Health and Safety goals for the new year and went into some detail about how to identify what goals to set, develop SMART goals, and create team enthusiasm for the goals that were identified. Goals are motivating, keep everyone on...
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