From 1st December 2018, the laws around flexible work arrangements have changed. This was due to a review by the Fair Work Commission earlier in the year. It means that Award covered employees can make requests for flexible work more…
Workplace bullying [wurk-pleys bul-ly-ing] When a person or group of people repeatedly act unreasonably towards an individual or group of workers and that behaviour creates a risk to health a safety (FairWork Australia). Teasing someone at work is really…
On 1st October 2018, 85 Modern Awards changed to include the right of casual workers to request permanent employment. The new clause introduces the concept of a “regular casual employee”, being an employee who works “a pattern of hours on…
From Thursday 1st November 2018 there will be changes to the legislation covering Long Service Leave in Victoria that aims to make Long Service Leave more flexible and fair for families and women. The current Long Service Leave Act 1992…
Should violent allegations against a co-worker constitute an immediate dismissal? The short answer here is no. One firm has learnt this lesson the hard way. The case The Fair Work Commission found that CPB Contractors had unfairly dismissed a female…
They say variety is the spice of life and that it’s needed to keep life interesting. This same principal applies to the working life. A change in work hours, work patterns and work location can all be considered a driver…
So, you’re a Manager, and you have an employee that has a bad attitude. They are negative, they play the victim, they behave badly often, but unfortunately they do their actual job pretty well. So, it’s really hard to manage…
Too often these days we are experiencing helicopter parenting in the workplace, and this is not good. It’s a big problem, not only for Managers and Business Owners but for the young people with the said helicopter parents. According…
Oh-ho.. someone’s on the nose.. it’s Ms Whiffy. It may be summer-induced BO, it may be that nylon sweater she wears, it may be due to poor personal hygiene, it may be due to lack of clothes laundering, it may…
Back in May 2018 the Australian Institute’s of Future Work released an alarming study of ABS data to report that ‘insecure work’ was the new norm, as the full-time job rate hit a record low. They found that over time,…
I recently listened to the audible book “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. Based on Toltec wisdom, which is a philosophy or way of life based on the key concept that we don’t really see life at all; what…
Probably the hardest part of job hunting is getting past the initial stage of having your resume reviewed. On average your resume only has 7 seconds to spark the interest of a recruiter or hiring manager. Here are 12 Quick…
Have you ever noticed how people who are like each other, like each other? It’s like we seem to attract people who are like us or who are a reflection of ourselves. Naturally if someone is similar to us, we…
On the 6th of July the Fair Work Commission announced that most employees can now take up to 5 days of unpaid leave to deal with family and domestic violence, following a Fair Work Commission decision Based on this the Fair…
‘If you make yourself indispensable to your employer, he is not going to part with you in a hurry no matter what it costs him.” Robert Baden Powell This is all very well for the employee, but what will it…
We all know how stressful recruiting can be, it doesn’t matter if you are the recruiter, the hiring manager, the CEO or the applicant. But why when recruiting is so stressful do a staggering 30% of new employees leave within…
A survey of over seven million people by Workopolis found that 51 per cent of employees stayed in the same job for less than two years, while only 30 per cent said they held the same job for more than four years. …
So, you have submitted your application, successfully attended and completed an interview, your reference checks were good and you have finally been offered the position. Here comes the hard part, what do you need to know before you say YES.…
As HR professionals, we are often approached by managers who are trying to manage an employee with “an attitude problem”. Even for experienced and capable managers, an attitude problem is really difficult to manage. In fact, the more capable the…
We have been working with small businesses for near on 10 years. We are a small business ourselves so we know the myriad of challenges business owners face from navigating complicated and ever changing industrial relations laws to dealing with…