Employee or Manager?
The Australian Fair Work Commission often must rule in this matter of defining whether an employee is a Manager or employee subject to an Award. The following duties and…
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Under-performance policies.
First let’s establish what underperformance is, as it is not to be confused with misconduct. Definition of underperformance: Not following workplace policies and procedures Below standard work performance Disruptive behaviour…
Sick leave policy and procedures.
There are two outstanding types of employees when flu or virus season is upon us. One is the “sickie taker”, the other the “workplace warrior”. The sickie taker is the…
Mentoring VS coffee catch-ups
All too often the benefits of mentoring in many industries are lost through a sense of conviviality “Let’s do this over coffee” and in some cases “Let’s have a beer…
The ‘Lone wolf leadership style.’
Most organisations require managers who can collaborate with other teams but they remain hard to find. Many leaders are “Lone wolves” tending to focus on their own business…
Personal and Accessorial Liability in the Workplace.
The extent to which HR professionals, managers and company directors may be found personally liable for workplace breaches continues to expand and change under Australian law. In addition, individuals…
Digital policies and procedures.
The reality of the digital age is that Companies need to examine traditional HR functions. Risks and dangers, protecting the company from your employees and protecting employees from the company…
Procedural Fairness.
“A Company cannot simply produce policies and procedures and expect to rely on them to defend a claim if there is no evidence to support that it’s employees have…
Family and domestic violence unpaid-leave.
On March 26th, 2018, the Fair Work Commission Full Bench confirmed that all employees should have access to unpaid family and domestic violence leave. It will apply to all…
Sham Contracting and bad business models.
Too often the discovery of ‘sham contracting’ arrangements on construction sites and in the labour hire industry, shows us that even with these often ill-fated arrangements, no proper contracts are…