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.
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.
How to avoid unfair dismissal claims if you have a poor performing employee
Underperforming employees can affect the bottom line and negatively impact a workplace culture. They drain management time and energy, lower customer satisfaction and undermine team morale. You may have reached a point where terminating an unsatisfactory team member’s...
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...
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...
What is a Fair Work Commission Conciliation Conference?
There are several ways for an employer and employee to resolve a disputed dismissal including participating in a Fair Work Commission Conciliation. Having an experienced advisor can help you reach a good outcome.
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 10 – Company Title developments)
Below is Chapter 2 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...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 9 – Conversion to Strata Title)
Below is Chapter 9 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...
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...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 7 – Dispute resolution)
Below is Chapter 7 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...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 6 – Rights, duties and disputes)
Below is Chapter 6 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...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 5 – Obligations, renovations and records)
Below is Chapter 5 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...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 4 – The role of Company Managers and Building Managers)
Below is Chapter 4 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 5...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 3 – Governance and management)
Below is Chapter 3 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 4 - The role of company managers and...
Booklet: Company Title Essentials (Chapter 2 – Purchasing and selling shares in a company title building)
Below is Chapter 2 of our 'Company Title Essentials' booklet. To read the other chapters of our booklet, click the links below: Chapter 1 - The basics Chapter 3 - Governance and management Chapter 4 - The role of company managers and building managers Chapter 5 -...
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