Latest News
Christmas Parties and Employer Risks
With Christmas only 7 weeks away, many people are preparing to let their hair down, but now is the time for Employer’s to understand their risks and obligations – our latest update explores some interesting cases and provides our top tips for having fun this silly season!
What Should We Do For Our Christmas Party?
It’s the question on many minds this time of year! Our latest update provides ideas for every type of team, to take the stress out of your decision making.
How Employers Should Be Preparing For Christmas – Only 12 Weeks To Go!
Whether you will be open or shutting down over the Christmas – New Year period, now is the time to start communicating with your team about your intentions (and theirs).
Some Award Wages to Increase From 1 October 2022
Award wages are increasing in October 2022 for some awards in the aviation, hospitality and tourism industries – here’s what employers need to know.
National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty the Queen
Australia will have a one-off public holiday in memory of the late Queen on Thursday 22 September 2022 to allow Australians to pay their respects and reflect on Her Majesty’s extraordinary life of service. Here’s what employers need to know.
Welcome, Madie! Heavy Industry Recruitment Services are here!
We’re excited to announce that Madeline Waller has joined our team as Recruitment Business Partner! Madie joins us with an impressive background, with over a decade of experience recruiting blue and white collar roles for heavy industries Australia-wide.
Recruitment & Turnover Update
100% of our clients are struggling with recruitment and retention – here are our tips and tricks to reassess and improve your recruitment, onboarding, retention, and benefits strategies.
Is Working From Home an Entitlement?
In an Australian first, the term ‘work from home’ was the top search term on SEEK in the June quarter this year (2022), superseding even specific job titles or locations.
Our team was gobsmacked to read this, so this update will provide employers an insight into the forces that play in today’s low unemployment environment coming out of Covid, and how to handle this new trend within the workplace.
Quick Guide to Using Modern Award Pay Guides
If you’ve ever had trouble finding different pay rates, allowances and entitlements in a Modern Award, rest assured you are not alone!
In this Quick Guide, we introduce you to Pay Guides – the documents that exist for each Modern Award providing a simple table of entitlements for each classification and employment type (full-time, part-time, casual, apprentices etc).
Fair Work Ombudsman Priorities 2022 – 23
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recently announced their strategic priorities for the 2022-2023 financial year. These are a must read for employers to understand where the FWO will be focusing their efforts.
Quick Guide: The New Right to Disconnect
The Closing Loopholes Act No. 2, which introduces a “right to disconnect” for employees, has passed parliament and comes in to effect on 26th August 2024. This means employees will soon have the right to disconnect from attempted contact by employers after working hours.
Quick Guide to Understanding Wage Theft and Underpayments
CBA have been fined over $10 million for underpaying employees and wage theft will soon become a criminal offence. Employers cannot be blasé about their payroll practices anymore, and our latest Quick Guide to understanding Wage Theft and Underpayments will help get you on track.
More Changes for Employers: Closing Loopholes Act Commenced in December 2023
More major IR reforms passed in December 2023 including criminalising intentional wage theft and non-payment of superannuation, equal pay for labour hire workers, discrimination protections for family and domestic violence, small business redundancy rules, delegate rights, and right of entry.
Superannuation to be Added to National Employment Standards
Changes to Superannuation
Under the new Protecting Worker Entitlement laws, we will see the right to superannuation added into the National Employment Standards (NES) from 1 January 2024.
Quick Guide: Xmas Parties and Functions (Best Practice & Mitigating Risks)
With Christmas only 9 weeks away, many people are preparing to let their hair down, but now is the time for Employer’s to understand their risks and obligations – our latest Quick Guide explores some interesting cases and provides our top tips for having fun this silly season!
Quick Guide: Xmas Shutdown & Remaining Open Over Xmas
Whether you will be open or closed over the Christmas – New Year period, now is the time to start communicating with your team about your intentions (and theirs).
What Should We Do For Our Christmas Party?
Looking for ideas on what to do for your Christmas Party in 2023? Here’s some ideas and tips to get you on your merry way!
5 Things to Action Before Xmas
Christmas is around the corner and employers should be making arrangements for 5 key things right now – here they are!
Applications Open for 2024 HR Foundations Program
Applications Now Open – 2024 HR Foundations Learning & Mentoring Program
More IR Reforms Announced
The IR reforms, changes to awards, and new and changed employee entitlements are the biggest change in the employment relations landscape we have seen in many years. There are more changes coming in 2023, and even more proposed for 2024 – read all employers need to know in our latest update.
Categories
Categories
Popular Articles
Book a Free Consultation
Free 30-minute HR consultation and a review of your existing employment agreement,
with our no-obligation recommendations.