Need help with difficult conversations with your employees?
Lisa Lee, Human Resources Manager One of the most difficult tasks for managers/owners can be giving constructive feedback to employees! Since transitioning to the domain of small business, I have been struck time and time again by how critical leveraging the performance of employees is to the success of every small business, no matter the […]
Can I ask a potential employee to trial for a job and not pay them?
Recently, two of our clients have sought our advice as to whether they can request a potential employee/candidate to do an unpaid trial with them. This is quite a common practice used to help determine if the person does actually have the skills to perform the role they are trying to fill. To determine whether you can do […]
Human Resources – Should you investigate inappropriate behaviour?
Human Resources – Finding it hard to talk to your employees?
Human Resources – Workplace Investigations
Top 3 causes of workplace complaints In our experience, the top 3 contributing factors we see when investigating workplace complaints are: 1. Interpersonal relationship issues 2. Performance Management issues 3. Lack of / insufficient induction and/or on the job training Interpersonal relationship issues It is sometimes easy for managers/owners to fall into the trap of seeing […]
Human Resources – Annual Leave cashing out
My employee has asked if they can cash out their annual leave – can I do it? Sometimes employees approach their employer and ask if they can cash out their annual leave accrual…..often, this might suit the business but, from an industrial relations perspective, is it OK to do so? In a nutshell, yes it […]
How much do I have to pay an employee if we substitute a Public Holiday for another day?
Public holidays form part of the National Employment Standards (NES). The NES provides an entitlement for employees to be absent from work on a day or part-day that is a public holiday. The NES also protects an employee’s workplace right to reasonably refuse to work on a public holiday, and will guarantee payment where a […]
Human Resources – Is your worker an employee or a contractor?
It is really important that before you make the commitment to hire a worker you check if they will be an employee or contractor. It is imperative you get this right because it will affect your tax, superannuation and other obligations. If you incorrectly treat your employees as contractors you risk having to pay penalties and charges. […]
Business Owners – How well do you understand the NES?
The National Employment Standards are 10 minimum entitlements that apply to all employees in Australia. There is lots of information on the FairWork Ombudsman web site www.fairwork.gov.au. The NES covers off on each of these employee entitlements: Annual leave Personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave Public holidays Long service leave Community service leave Parental leave Flexible working arrangements Notice of termination and redundancy Maximum […]
2016 Public Holidays
Public Holidays 2016………..click this link for a handy list of all Public Holidays for 2016, Australia wide……..we trust you find it useful! Do you need any advice on how to manage payment to employees who work on a Public Holiday? As we are sure you know, employees should be paid at least their base pay rate […]