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04.08.2019
The standard is the standard: Key takeaways from Workplace Law’s webinar ‘Managing Workplace Behaviour’
Workplace Law’s managing director, Athena Koelmeyer, recently presented a webinar entitled ‘Managing Workplace Behaviour’ during which she discussed many of the challenges faced by employers when it comes to managing workplace behaviour. For those who ...
28.07.2019
Being genuine – unfair dismissal, genuine redundancy and the redistribution of duties
Discussions with employees about restructures and redundancies are difficult and emotions often run high. Unfortunately, these things are a natural part of operating a business and can be the result of a range of factors from the introduction of new ...
21.07.2019
In the driver’s sheet – the importance of correctly characterising employee conduct
Employers regularly have to deal with issues relating to employee behaviour, work performance and misconduct. Often these concepts are interrelated and it can be difficult for employers to correctly characterise employee conduct and behaviour when a ...
21.07.2019
ASIC Statement Payroll Service Providers
ASIC Statement Payroll providers must avoid carrying on a business that is: providing a non-cash payment facility; or providing advice about superannuation products. unless authorised to do so under an Australian financial services (AFS) licence. This ...
13.07.2019
Not ok in any (con)text – texting, dismissal and the FWC
Terminating an employee’s employment can be a confronting situation. It is difficult news to deliver and is often fuelled with emotion. For those reasons, many managers and employers attempt to avoid conflict or confrontation by delivering the news in a ...
07.07.2019
Officeworks seeks to defray $10m wage hike
Officeworks is looking at ways to boost productivity to offset an estimated $10 million increase in labour costs stemming from a new enterprise agreement that will lift store staff wages by between 5 per cent and 15 per cent. Under a new, four-year store ...