Navigating Christmas Shutdowns: An Employer’s Guide to Annual Leave

Navigating Christmas Shutdowns: An Employer’s Guide to Annual Leave

The festive season brings joy, family time, and… the yearly headache of managing the Christmas shutdown.  One of the biggest challenges is annual leave.  The rules have changed in recent years, and these changes have shifted the power dynamic regarding shutdown leave; importantly, employers can no longer require employees to take unpaid leave over the Christmas shutdown. 

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Can Your Employer Make You Take Leave This Christmas?

Can Your Employer Make You Take Leave This Christmas?

The festive season is a time for family, friends and celebration. But for many Australians, it’s also a time when their employer shuts down the business for a week or two. This can be a great opportunity to relax and recharge, but it can also raise questions about your leave entitlements. 

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Employers and the Privacy Act

Employers and the Privacy Act

As an employer you may already possess or wish to collect personal information about your employees. In an evolving workplace, what information can you legally ask your employees to give you and when can you ask for it? Most importantly, what can you do if an employee...

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Criminalisation of Wage Theft: Key Takeaways for Employers

Criminalisation of Wage Theft: Key Takeaways for Employers

The headlines of the last few years have been full of stories about the underpayment of workers, so the introduction of criminal penalties in the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) for employers engaged in the intentional underpayment of wage and other monetary benefits...

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Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 8 – Levies)

Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 8 – Levies)

Below is Chapter 8 of our 'Company Title Essentials' booklet. To read the other chapters of our booklet, click the links below: Chapter 1 - The basics Chapter 2 - Purchasing and selling shares in a company title building Chapter 3 - Governance and management Chapter 4...

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