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02.06.2019
Take It Back: Employer ordered to withdraw unreasonable safety warning
A recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has reminded employers of the importance of taking a measured and consistent approach to enforcing workplace policies and procedures – particularly those relating to work health and safety. In ...
26.05.2019
Payroll as a strategic business partner – interview with Tracy Angwin
Originally recorded for Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) continuing education program, Ariella from Frontier Software in a long form interview with Tracy Angwin.
26.05.2019
How do you attract great candidates when the labour market is tight?
These strategies can come in handy regardless of whether you’re facing a tight labour market or not As Australia’s labour market tightens, it has become harder for some employers to recruit and compete for talent. Recruitment can be particularly ...
12.05.2019
Why is there a current shortage of high calibre Payroll people?
Every day I am talking to people within organisations who are looking for great payroll people. To me and the majority of our clients ‘great payroll people’ fundamentally means, strong technical payroll knowledge and experience combined with a proven ...
12.05.2019
Put it in writing: Court rejects employee’s proposed adjustments to workplace
Australia’s anti-discrimination legislation imposes positive obligations on employers to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace to accommodate an employee’s disability, unless doing so would cause unjustifiable hardship to the business. A failure ...
05.05.2019
Culture club: workplace culture gone wrong and how to make it right
Workplace coaches and HR gurus talk a lot about the art of cultivating a positive and productive workplace culture. But what does “workplace culture” really mean and what happens when workplace culture becomes damaged or toxic? The tail end of 2018 saw a ...