Tag: Employment

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 […]

December is when people start winding down for Christmas holidays. If you run a business there are some rules you need to follow when managing an Annual Shutdown. What is an Annual Shutdown? It’s when an employer can temporarily close their business down during a slow business period. For example, the construction and manufacturing sectors […]

Employers need to ensure that they comply with the strict rules laid down in legislation when dismissing or terminating employees. We’ve put together this brief guide for terminating employees mainly for issues to do with Social Media misconduct although the principles apply across many employment issues. Help to complete the dismissal / warning forms. When […]

Fair Work Australia will be conducting a nationwide campaign directed at businesses in the building and construction industry. The campaign started in October, 2014. The campaign will involve both:- education and awareness components; and audits of businesses in the industry to ensure minimum rights and entitlements are being met by employers. Education and awareness During […]

There’s no doubt that text messaging or SMS is a mode of communication that’s gaining popularity in the business sector. But there’s one business transaction that should never be made via text, and that is the dismissal a staff member or termination of employment. Recent court cases have highlighted the risk that employers who give […]

Fair Work Australia have made a decision to increase minimum and award wages by 1.75% and this increase is effective in three stages depending upon the Award Group your employees fall into. Group 1 – From 1 July 2020 Frontline Heath Care & Social Assistance Workers Teachers and Child Care Other Essential Services Group 2 […]

Natalie James, the Fair Work Ombudsman addressed the Australian Industry Group National Employment Conference on the 28th November 2013. Each year the FWO answers more than half a million phone calls, receives 10 million visits to their website and deals with 25000 complaints. From all this only 50 matters go to court. In her address […]

With COVID-19 dramatically changing the Australian business landscape, many small and medium-sized employers are finding themselves in unchartered waters. They are having to consider a number of scenarios with regards to their business, such as: restructuring their operations; scaling down their operations; closing down their operations. These are all difficult decisions – and they impact […]

Fair Work Australia have made a decision to increase minimum and award wages by 2.5% and this increase is effective in three stages depending upon the Award Group your employees fall into. Group 1 – From 1 July 2021 Most Awards Group 2 – From 1 September 2021 Retail Group 3 – From 1 November […]