From 1 July 2020, the “reach” of the Miscellaneous Award 2010 will be significantly extended to cover many employees who were previously deemed to be awardfree, following a […]
New research sheds light on the many reasons we disqualify the overqualified and instead hire less impressive candidates. Too cool for school The recent research published in Administrative Science […]
New requirements to flexible working arrangements rules From 1 December 2018, modern awards include new rules about requests for flexible work arrangements. What are flexible working arrangements? Examples […]
The National Employment Standards (NES) provide an entitlement for employees to be absent from work on a day or part-day that is a public holiday. The NES protect […]
Pay during stand down & severe weather Stand down An employer can send employees home if there is no useful work for them to do because of: equipment […]
All employees (including casual employees) are entitled to compassionate leave (also known as bereavement leave) but what is compassionate leave and who is entitled to it? Compassionate leave […]
Employees, including casual employees, can take community service leave for certain activities such as: voluntary emergency management activities jury duty (including attendance for jury selection). With the exception […]
In the world of HR we’re often asked what is redundancy? And what is the difference between redundancy, unfair dismissal and unlawful termination? Unfair dismissal An employee has […]
What is sick leave and when can it be used? Sick & carer’s leave Sick and carer’s leave (also known as personal leave or personal / carer’s leave) […]
Paid parental leave Employees can get both parental leave pay from the Australian Government and also paid parental leave from their employer, if the employer chooses to do […]
Notice of termination and redundancy An employer must not terminate an employee’s employment (subject to the exceptions set out below) unless they have given the employee written notice of the […]
Maximum weekly hours of work An employer must not request or require an employee to work more than the following hours of work in a week, unless the […]
Flexible working arrangements Certain employees have the right to request flexible working arrangements. Employers can only refuse these requests on reasonable business grounds. What are flexible working arrangements? […]
Annual leave (also known as holiday pay) allows an employee to be paid while having time off from work. The entitlement to annual leave comes from the National Employment […]
The relevant Commonwealth workplace laws prohibit an employee from being terminated on certain grounds, including those that are discriminatory. Generally, an employee has protection from unlawful termination under […]
The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code (the Code) is a legislative instrument declared by the Minister for Employment. The Code provides the following: Summary Dismissals It is fair […]
Overpayments can happen when an employer mistakenly believes an employee is entitled to the pay or because of a payroll error. Employers can’t take money out of an […]
Taking money out of an employee’s pay is called a deduction. An employer can only deduct money if: the employee agrees in writing and it’s principally for their […]
If an employee is absent from work on a day or part day that is a public holiday, the employer must pay the employee (other than a casual employee) […]
By law, if a day or part-day is substituted for any public holiday, then the substituted day or part-day is the public holiday. An employment award/agreement may include provisions […]
The National Employment Standards (NES) provide an entitlement for employees to be absent from work on a day or part-day that is a public holiday. The NES protect an […]