Solution brief: Managing leave
A guide for employers. Annual leave What is annual leave? All full-time employees are entitled to at least four weeks of paid annual leave each year. Part time employees are entitled to a proportion of their leave entitlement on a pro rata basis. Casual employees are not entitled to any annual leave entitlements. Personal or […]
Solution brief: Draft Disciplinary Policy
An employer’s guide to managing poor performance and misconduct What is this policy? This policy sets out the way in which we will deal with all disciplinary matters. It ensures that disciplinary matters will be handled fairly and consistently. It helps us to comply with the letter and spirit of our legal obligations. This policy […]
Solution brief: Managing Poor Performance and Misconduct
A guide for employers What is poor performance? Poor performance is a consistent failure on the part of an employee to complete their work to the required standard. It requires managers to look at the quality of the work being done by the employee. It could involve failing to reach work targets, producing inaccurate or […]
Solution brief: Performance Management and Termination
A guide for employers Termination during the qualifying period The basics Employees have a ‘qualifying period’ that lasts for the first six months of their employment. If they are dismissed in this period, they cannot make an unfair dismissal claim. Employees who are dismissed during their qualifying period are entitled to one week’s notice under […]
Solution Brief: Appearing Before the Fair Work Commission
A guide for employers. What is the Fair Work Commission? The Fair Work Commission is a workplace relations tribunal. While it has many functions, its key responsibility as far as employers are concerned is its ability to hear and adjudicate disputes between employers and employees under the Fair Work Act 2009. What is an unfair […]