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Announcement! Prepare for your Christmas close down #act #annualleave #christmas #christmasclosedown #closedownperiod #employee #employer #fairwork #leaveoverchristmas #modernaward #nsw #nt #qld #sa #shutdown #tasmania #vic #wa Oct 31, 2024

Is your close down period approaching? Here's everything you need to know!

With Christmas approaching quickly, now is the time to communicate with employees your business requirements over the Christmas and New Year period! 

Whilst all companies do things slightly differently, it is common for bus...

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Upcoming Fair Work Changes! The Care Industry #act #agedcare #australia #careindustry #directcare #fairwork #indirectcare #modernaward #nsw #nt #qld #tasmania #updates #vic #wa Oct 29, 2024

Upcoming Fair Work Changes! The Care Industry

Recently the Fair Work Commission announced changes to Awards related to the aged care sector, effective from 01 January 2025.

The Awards updated include; the Aged Care Award, Social, Community Home Care and Disability Services Award (SCHADS) and the...

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Save this info: Employer obligations for Domestic Violence #action #confidentiality #employer #employerobligations #fairwork #nes #nsw #nt #paidleave #privacy #qld #sa #tasmania #vic #wa family and domestic violence fdv Oct 29, 2024

Employer obligations for Domestic Violence

The Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards (NES) and modern awards set out employer obligations designed to support employees experiencing or supporting someone experiencing family and domestic violence (FDV).

Defining Family and Domestic Violence ...

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How leaders can bring recognition into the workplace culture employee employeerecognition engagement gratitude leaders motivation team culture Sep 30, 2024

It is more important than ever for organisational leaders to find ways to bring recognition into the workplace and embed employee appreciation within their company culture.

Why is it more important than ever? 

Recently the Inclusion@Work Index assessed Australian employee wellbeing in the workplac...

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Employee Recognition - Why it's important! employeerecognition engagement jobsatisfaction morale nsw positivebrand productivity program qld recogniise recognition tasmania teamwork vic wa workplace Sep 17, 2024

Implementing a Recognition program – Why it’s important!

Acknowledging good work has both workplace and individual benefits, in terms of creating a culture of recognition and building habits of gratitude. An effective way of instilling recognition within your company is to implement a recognition ...

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The 5 Languages of Appreciation 5languagesofappreciation appreciation differences employeeappreciation engagement jobsatisfaction recogniise recognition Sep 17, 2024

The 5 Languages of Appreciation 

In our last blog post we discussed one tool employers can use to promote a recognition culture at work using a recognition program, such as Recogniise (click here to read).

We acknowledge each person is different and therefore has different preferred ways of being ...

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Employees vs Contractors - Understand the difference! australia australian capital territory compare contractor employee rights fair work hoursofwork legal levelofcontrol new south wales northern territory penalties shamcontracting south australia subcontract tasmania victoria western australia Aug 30, 2024

Do you know the key differences between an Employee and independent Contractor?

From 26 August 2024 a new definition of employment has been added to the Fair Work Act, to assist businesses and individuals in clarifying if someone is considered an employee or a contractor. 

Let's break down what's...

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Drugs, Alcohol & Smoking Policy - Important Inclusions alcohol drugs howtowriteapolicy hr compliance nsw nt policy policytipsandtricks qld sa smoking tasmania vicariousliability wa whattoincludeinapolicy Aug 30, 2024

In the process of drafting a Drugs, Alcohol & Smoking policy or not sure where to start? Continue reading for key tips, tricks & inclusions to update and/or draft your workplace policy. 

 

Why do I need a Drugs, Alcohol & Smoking policy? 

Both employees and employers hold a duty of care to the he...

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WA Workers Compensation Updates! claim injured payment penalties return to work state wa western australia worker workerscompensation Aug 13, 2024

Updates to the WA workers compensation law

On 1 July 2024 the new Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 replaced the previous 1981 Act, with the aim of providing greater clarity surrounding worker and employer requirements.

Let’s break down the new obligations and entitlements!

 Cl...

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Closing Loopholes: Changes to attendance at compulsory conciliation conferences act changes closingloopholes compulsoryconciliationconferences nsw nt pabo sa tasmania updates vic wa Jul 29, 2024

Changes to attendance at compulsory conciliation conferences - Here's what you need to know! 

As part of the Closing Loopholes Act 2023, from 15 December 2023 changes were made regarding who is required to attend a compulsory conciliation conference once a Protected Action Ballot Order (PABO) had b...

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Building Your Anti-Discrimination Policy: Important Inclusions anti-discrimination australia employii news howto howtowriteapolicy policies and procedures policy tipsandtricks unlawful vicariousliability whattoincludeinapolicy Jul 16, 2024

Did you know employers can be held accountable for any discriminatory actions by their employees or agents? It's called vicarious liability -- here's how you can ensure your anti-discrimination policies meet the minimum requirements. 

 

Why do I need an anti-discrimination policy? 

The key purpos...

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Increases to Travel Allowances! 2024 australia award changes entitlements kilometre modernawards nsw nt qld sa tasmania travel travel allowance vic wa Jul 16, 2024

Employees covered under a Modern Award are entitled to allowances for doing certain tasks, working in certain locations, using a special skill or for incurring expenses for doing their job. 

A common example is the travel allowance which under some Awards provides an employee payment if the employe...

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