Employees who have lost their job as a result of their business falling into liquidation may be eligible to receive Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) assistance from the Australian Government. If you are unsure of your eligibility as for an FEG payment and don't know...
A guide to help executives with negotiating an executive employment contract, managing workplace changes, understanding restrictive covenants and responding to complaints. Negotiating an executive employment contract Many employment contracts are standard-form...
5 things all executive employees should know about how to handle complaints and the workplace investigation process: What is a workplace investigation? A workplace investigation is a process by which employers investigate whether one of their employees have engaged in...
What is a workplace investigation? A workplace investigation is a process by which employers investigate a complaint made by one of their employees who had allegedly engaged in workplace misconduct. Do you know your workplace investigation employee rights? Many...
Employers have a duty to investigate any alleged misconduct by their employees. However, undertaking a workplace investigation can be a difficult process for employers, with many legal obligations and duties to fulfil. A poorly conducted investigation may expose the...
Under the National Employment Standards (NES), full-time and part-time employees are entitled to take work leave for a number of different reasons.Annual leave, also commonly referred to as ‘holiday pay’, allows workers to take time off while being paid. All full-time...
Given the shocking prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace, it is essential that employers are aware of how to manage a sexual harassment complaint. Indeed, a 2018 national survey on sexual harassment found that 23% of women and 16% of men in the Australian...
Learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions that we receive about redundancy and redundancy pay. What is a genuine redundancy? A redundancy takes place where an employee’s role is eliminated. The key to a genuine redundancy is the disappearance of a job...
Around a quarter of the Australian workforce is set to receive a pay rise after the Fair Work Commission raised the national minimum wages by 3.75 percent. This will take the minimum hourly rate under the national minimum wage from $23.23 per hour to $24.10 per hour,...
There are a number of scenarios in which you may need to consider negotiating a new job role within your current workplace. For example, you may have been offered a new role, your employer may be seeking to change your role, or you may simply think you deserve a...
In the wake of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, a number of major banks are undertaking restructures. Westpac has published a plan to simplify its structure, shifting its BT Financial group into its...
Understanding redundancy and changes to duties when undergoing a restructure In the wake of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, a number of major banks are undertaking restructures. Westpac has published...
Excited about your new job! Not so fast – take the time to understand and negotiate your employment contract, so you are set up for success.
There are tough penalties for company directors avoiding employee entitlements. The Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Act 2019 made amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 which strengthened the Act’s ability to deter and...
Many Company Title Buildings have a complete prohibition on pets which can either be found in the House Rules or Articles of Association of the Company. There has been a recent change in community standards in respect of pets. Accordingly, there has been a genuine...
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