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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 ...
16.06.2019
Super (not so) simple: Court finds independent contractor owed superannuation
Deciding on the terms under which to engage a person to perform services can be a complex task. There are benefits to engaging individuals as independent contractors where there is a particular task, project or specialised kind of work that needs to be ...
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 ...
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