Blog
Superannuation Guarantee Increase: Frozen or Not?
In Tuesday night’s federal budget, the Treasurer announced some proposed changes to the Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC) percentage (being the minimum amount of superannuation support that must be paid to avoid the superannuation guarantee charge). Superannuation...
The Very Real Difference Between Policies & Contracts
A decision in the Federal Court this week serves as a timely reminder to all employers to ensure workplace policies are drafted in ways that do not unwittingly create exposures to legal claims by staff. The Place For Policies Done correctly, workplace policies are...
Welcome to the Worst Time of the Year…
If there’s one human resources process that draws more heated debate than any other, it's the performance review. The existing model has a 75-year history, initially serving as a means to justify one’s salary. Much has changed and the general consensus today is that...
FWC Slams Down Bullying Order
The Fair Work Commission has now made its first noteworthy orders under the new bullying jurisdiction introduced in January, imposing a range of obligations on an alleged “bully” worker regulating their future interaction with their colleague who raised the complaint....
What’s Your Workplace Dress Code?
Freshly dry cleaned blazers, ironed shirts, delicately tied ties, slick stockings, finely groomed hair and high heels prancing around the office are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Business attire has come a long way in the last few years with a shift away from...
Join The Gender Equality Shift
While Australia’s economy and high standard of living makes it one of the best places to live, our gender equality index calculated by the World Economic Forum has declined. Australia well behind Iceland is topping the list for the country with the smallest gender...
Underpayment Scare Sends Alarm Bells Ringing
Six employees working for noodle restaurants across Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst and Bundaberg stores, will be awarded a total lump sum of $650,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found they had been severely underpaid. The recent case has sent alarm...
New Year’s Resolution: Find a New Job
You may be surprised but this new year’s most popular resolution has been “find a new job”. According to the latest research, two in five full-time Australian employees will be on the hunt for a new job in 2014. Employee retention Are your employees thinking of making...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
Contact us today
Could your business benefit from making your employment easier? To get in touch, simply fill in the form and a member of our team will reach out.