Solution brief: Managing leave

Solution brief: Managing leave

by | Mar 6, 2024

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...
Solution Brief: Appearing Before the Fair Work Commission

Solution Brief: Appearing Before the Fair Work Commission

by | Mar 6, 2024

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...
Solution Brief: Key changes to Australia’s workplace laws

Solution Brief: Key changes to Australia’s workplace laws

by | Sep 7, 2023

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 was passed into law on 6 December 2022, significantly reforming the legal framework of Australia’s workplace relations...
​​3 common mistakes that will get you sued as an employer

​​3 common mistakes that will get you sued as an employer

by | Jul 4, 2023

The current industrial relations environment makes having staff the riskiest thing you can do as a business owner.  Workplace laws increasingly place greater responsibility on an employer for ensuring a safe and fair workplace.  As an employer you must be familiar...
Changes to the Fair Work Act and what this means for employers

Changes to the Fair Work Act and what this means for employers

by | Jun 27, 2023

The industrial landscape has changed dramatically since the introduction of sweeping changes to employee entitlements in the latest amendments to the Fair Work Act, 2009 (Cth).  What do employers need to know? In December 2022, the Albanese Government introduced the...