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Can I Put My Employee Back On Probation?
Can I Put My Employee Back On Probation? Many employers wonder if an employee can be put back on probation when considering appointing an employee to a different position within their business. Often this occurs when considering promotion and there is uncertainty as...
The HR Piece Of Defending Your Business From Cybercrime
According to the Cost of Cybercrime Study published by Accenture, a leading international professional services company specialising in information technology, 43% of all cyber-attacks are aimed at small businesses, with only 14% of small businesses prepared to defend...
CHOOSING THE CORRECT AWARD
How do I know if I’m paying my staff on the correct award? With over 100 awards to select from, it can be very challenging for employers to feel confident that they are paying their employees correctly. It is also highly likely that more than one Award will apply for...
RESTRAINT OF TRADE CLAUSE IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
I’m worried my employee is going to leave and take the team along….. With the threat of the great resignation impacting businesses and a very tight labour market, many businesses are considering the restraint of trade clauses. Solicitation and poaching of employees...
Can’t Get To Work? 2022 Floods
Regarding the recent flooding in Queensland and New South Wales and with more rain forecast, many of our clients have queried what leave their employees are entitled to if they cannot attend work. Similarly, what happens if flooding affects the workplace and employees...
6 Tips to Managing Workplace Gossip
If workplace gossip is creating challenges in your workplace, it needs to be addressed swiftly. Rumours and gossiping can quickly lower morale, increase stress and anxiety and create a toxic and unproductive work environment for employers and employees alike. Here are...
Back to the Workplace – Part 2
Can I direct an employee back to the office following a COVID-19 work at home arrangement? Our previous article discussed some strategies to pave the way for a smooth transition from working at home to returning to work in the regular place of work. Most employees...
Returning to the Workplace after COVID-19 – Ending A Work from Home Arrangement
Many employers have reported challenges in asking their employees to return to the workplace after they had well and truly settled in working from home. No sooner did we start to get back to a sense of normal and a return to the workplace when Omicron forced a return...
Sexual Harassment and the Fair Work Commission’s New Powers to Hear “Stop Sexual Harassment” Claims
Did you know the Fair Work Commission now has the power to make “stop sexual harassment” orders to prevent sexual harassment from continuing in the workplace in a similar power to “make stop bullying” orders? A worker who has been sexually harassed in the workplace...