HR Services
How to Make an Employee Redundant and Avoid legal risk – 4 Quick Tips for Employers
Redundancy is a legitimate reason for terminating employment. However, managers need to ensure proper process is followed to avoid unfair dismissal and adverse action claims under the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act). When it comes to Redundancies, even the best intentions can put your business at risk. “Genuine redundancy’ vs. “Unfair Dismissal” – the pain of…
Read MoreAnnualised Salary Changes in Modern Awards – A Checklist
As part of its four-yearly review of modern awards, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a decision to insert two new ‘model’ clauses impacting the payment of Annualised Salaries to employees covered by certain awards. These changes are primarily intended to address a lack of uniformity among the range of clauses currently found in…
Read MoreHow Employers can learn from 5,700 employees underpaid by Woolworths – Top 4 tips for Employers
How Employers can learn from 5,700 employees underpaid by Woolworths – Top 4 tips for Employers Woolworths, Lush and Qantas were some of the big names in the spotlight recently due to underpayment of wages claims. Previously we discussed the wide ranging underpayment of wages issues a former Masterchef judge had to deal with and the…
Read MoreDifficult Conversations With Employees – 5 Key Steps for Managers and Supervisors
Having difficult conversations is an energy sapper for anyone that manages people. Maybe you delay it and the problem goes away? Or you have the conversation and it ends up being more problematic? We can always get LUCKY – there may be times where a staff member who is not performing, the employee who is…
Read MoreFiring Employees In Their Probationary Period – Beware General Protections
Employers when deciding to dismiss an employee in their probationary period (or statutory minimum period of employment) are usually aware that this will protect themselves from an unfair dismissal claim. For Employers and HR managers what should also be kept in mind are other potential employment claims such as discrimination, breach of contract and in…
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