by JFM Team | Nov 22, 2017
What is bullying? Workplace bullying is persistent unreasonable behaviour towards a worker or group of workers that causes a risk to health and safety. That is, it must: Be persistent, in the sense that it happens repeatedly over a period of time. Be unreasonable, in...
by JFM Team | Mar 16, 2017
There are good ways and bad ways to say no to a pay rise request. Of course, employees are going to be disappointed at having a pay rise request turned down. Performance reviews and pay rises are an excellent way to drive career progression and retain your key people....
by JFM Team | Dec 14, 2016
What defines workplace harassment and discrimination? Harassment involves unwelcome behaviour that intimidates, offends or humiliates a person because of a particular personal characteristic such as race, age, gender, disability, religion or sexuality. Sexual...
by JFM Team | Dec 7, 2016
When you’re faced with a difficult issue like workplace bullying, it can be hard to know who to turn to. And even if you do know who to contact, there’s sometimes uncertainty about what they can help with and how much they can do. If you’re being bullied at work, it’s...
by JFM Team | Sep 2, 2016
In Bigg v SAS Trustee Corporation [2016] NSWCA 236, the New South Wales Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal a decision about a former employee’s entitlement to a superannuation benefit. Mr Bigg applies for a superannuation benefit Mr Bigg was...
by JFM Team | Aug 5, 2016
The legislation surrounding annual leave has been the subject of change in recent years, enabling employers to cash out their annual leave. Cashing out annual leave Eligible employees are now able to cash out their annual leave, rather than take the time off work....
