Archive for May 2023
Deadlines for ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ Amendment
Come Wednesday 7 June 2023, businesses will be expected to have adopted the changes relating to pay secrecy, flexible working arrangements and employee notification of zombie agreements as a part of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (the Act). These changes are just some of several significant changes to employer…
Read MoreTop Tips For Effective Workplace Investigations
Workplace investigations can be timely and complex. From undertaking initial enquiries to undertaking witness interviews, it is important to ensure that a procedurally fair process is undertaken to maintain the integrity of the investigation and to be able to confidently rely upon its outcomes in taking disciplinary action. To ensure your next workplace investigation runs…
Read MoreUnderstanding work health and safety improvement notices
State workplace health and safety regulators have the power to issue improvement notices to businesses they believe have contravened, or are contravening, the State’s workplace health and safety legislation. It is important that businesses understand what these notices are and how to comply with them to avoid penalties or further proceedings. What is an improvement…
Read MoreLeveraging leaders – Developing your internal talent pool
As the job market remains competitive and top talent hard to find, organisations are finding it more challenging to fill leadership positions with suitable candidates. Instead of looking to external sources, many employers are investing in developing their current employees’ leadership skills. Developing leaders from within has many benefits, such as cost savings on recruiting…
Read MoreOn the Record – What are your record-keeping obligations?
As the federal government are undertaking consultations about criminalising underpayments of wages, which includes provisions for not keeping records or keeping false or inaccurate records, employers should be conscious of their record-keeping obligations. In this article, we explore employer record-keeping obligations and the consequences of not keeping records or keeping inaccurate records. Record-keeping obligations The Fair…
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