Tag: Employment

This Canadian article offers an interesting perspective on the requirements placed on employers under the new WorkSafeBC policies. Not only do business owners (or HR Managers) need to effectively manage any bullying complaints, they also need to be proactive in preventing any workplace bullying and harassment from occurring in the first place. The article states […]

It seems like there’s an App for just about everything these days and no doubt you have a few or many on your phone already. You might be interested in another one called “Record my Hours”. It allows employees to record their hours and takes the place of ad hoc paper systems that can be […]

Many employers have long struggled with the task of drawing a clear distinction between casual and permanent employees – until now. On 26 March 2021, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) was amended to change the workplace rights and obligations for casual employees. In order to ensure your employees are receiving the correct entitlements, it […]

A recent case in the Fair Work Commission highlights a lawful termination of an employee following the employee’s misuse of social media. Cameron Little v Credit Corp Group Limited t/as Credit Corp Group (U2013/11522), was initiated by Cameron Little following termination of his employment after his employer became aware of inappropriate comments he made on […]

A growing number of employers admit to accessing the Facebook and other social media profiles of job candidates to more intimately assess their application. In America, some corporations are going so far as to request candidates login details to access their Facebook account unrestricted, a practice which has been slammed by the Facebook chief privacy […]

Just started a new job? Or put on a new staff member? This useful Employment Checklist helps you ensure that all the boxes are ticked. It covers important details about – Employer Information Job Description Award / entitlement details Uniforms and tools payslip information Annual and / or other leave plus much more Need an […]

Much of the reasoning in the Skene case relevant to determining the classification of a casual employee has been overruled by the new statutory definition of casual employee in the Fair Work Act. See our new article on Casual Employee Classification The recent ruling by the Federal Court of Australia in Workpac v Skene has […]

In our recent article, we warned employers of the circumstances in which you could take the rap for the sexual harassment or misconduct of employees. Another recent case highlights the need for employers to tread very carefully when dealing with allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. In this case, Employment Services Australia Pty Ltd […]

The Fair Work Commission has released a series of changes following its four-yearly review of modern awards.  The changes deal predominately with the issue of excessive annual leave accrued by employees. Numerous employer bodies sought the changes.  It was noted that prior to the operation of the NES and modern awards, ‘Federal and State legislation […]

The hours of permanent employees are predictable. The difference between full-time and part-time employees is the number of hours they work. Both categories of employee receive the same remuneration, annual, sick and long service leave but for the part-time employee, it is on a pro-rata basis. R.P. Emery & Associates also has a ‘Part-time Employment […]