Archives
May 2012
- When can you engage a worker on an unpaid basis?
- How to manage employees who are nearing retirement age
- How to handle requests for multiple periods of parental leave
- Are you obliged to pay employees even when they’re asleep?
- When is it reasonable to relocate an employee?
- Can unions seek to take protected industrial action when an employer refuses to bargain?
April 2012
- New IR watchdog for the building and construction sector: Part Two
- Meal breaks – do you know your obligations?
- New IR watchdog for the building and construction sector: Part One
- When is an employee obliged to confess wrongdoing or “dob in” fellow employees?
- If you have the right to summarily dismiss an employee, use it or lose it!
- Why you need to exercise you choices carefully when terminating on notice
- Why offering a separation agreement to an employee may constitute notice of termination
March 2012
- 4 key principles regarding redundancy that you need to be aware of
- Why an employee with no roles or duties to perform may not necessarily be redundant
- How to challenge employees who take frequent ‘sickies’
- Something new you need to consider when dismissing an employee
- Can you legally deduct amounts from an employee’s wages?
- How to tell the difference between an employee and a contractor
- How to make sure you don’t violate unfair dismissal laws: Part 2
- 10 details you must include in a pay slip
- How to make sure you don’t violate unfair dismissal laws: Part 1
February 2012
- 10 reasons why you should implement flexible working practices in your workplace
- How to cut costs and save time with the newly updated IR Toolkits!
- How to handle a conciliation conference: Part 2
- How to handle a conciliation conference: Part 1
- Can you use Facebook to help you assess candidates during the recruitment process?
- The answers to your 2 most-asked personal leave questions
- 4 duties that directors and officers MUST comply with
- When do your employees have redundancy entitlements in a transfer of business situation?
- 4 things you need to consider in a transfer of business situation
- How to avoid discriminating against working parents
- How to avoid discriminating against your employees
January 2012
- 5 reasons why you should consider implementing pre-employment screening
- What you need to include in your social media policy
- Why you need to be careful when dismissing employees for online offences
- Can you direct a worker to change shift arrangements without their agreement?
- 10 things to consider before requesting an employee to work additional hours
- Happy New Year from the Workplace Bulletin!
December 2011
- Merry Christmas from the Workplace Bulletin team
- 7 things you must do when consulting with employees about workplace change
- What you need to know about transferring employees to a new location
- 4 things you must consider when conducting a workplace investigation
- New Year’s resolutions for your business
- How to minimise your legal risks this festive season: Part Two
- How to minimise your legal risks this festive season: Part One
- The silly season is upon us again!
- Why it is so important to have clear reasons for a dismissal
November 2011
- OHS Harmonisation likely to be delayed 12 months
- How to stay on top of your public holiday obligations this holiday season: Part 2
- How to stay on top of your public holiday obligations this holiday season: Part 1
- How to comply with the modern award consultation clause when implementing redundancies
- How to manage employees who are heading towards retirement age
- When can you ask Fair Work Australia to stop protracted industrial action?
- How to avoid unfair dismissal claims after a redundancy
- Are Qantas’ recent actions classed as ‘protected industrial action’?
October 2011
- Is it lawful to submit an employee to compulsory drug and alcohol testing?
- How one simple mistake can cost your business big time
- Why you must keep proper employment records for 457 visa workers
- 5 things an award flexibility agreement must include
- The answers to 2 interesting subscriber questions…
- What must be included in an investigation report
- How to conduct a fair and legal workplace investigation
- How to get the best results from a workplace investigation
September 2011
- How to choose the best person to conduct a workplace investigation
- What you must consider when conducting workplace investigations
- Can an employee secretly record a performance management discussion?
- 3 of your most asked employment law questions – and their answers
- Forget everything you thought you knew about OHS laws…
- 10 steps to help you manage long term absenteeism in your workplace
- 4 simple steps for dealing with poorly performing employees
- Is your workplace an equal opportunity workplace?
- 5 things your workplace social media policy should include
August 2011
- A recent social media case law – and how you can learn from it
- Who should decide the outcome of a flexible work arrangement request?
- When can you insert “agreed damages clauses” in employment contracts?
- Why you must ensure your company follows its drug and alcohol policy
- Why you must enforce a drug and alcohol policy fairly
- 7 things your workplace mobile phone policy should include: Part Two
- 7 things your workplace mobile phone policy should include: Part One
- 7 ways to minimise your exposure to an adverse action claim
- 3 Common Employment Law Questions – And Their Answers
July 2011
- Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About OHS Laws…
- We Want Your Suggestions!
- Why You Must Ensure a Dismissal is Procedurally Fair
- 10 Things You Must Include in All Your Employment Contracts
- When Will a Court Determine that Information is Confidential?
- 7 Steps You Can Take to Prevent Bullying in Your Workplace
- When Can an Employee Refuse to Work on a Public Holiday?
- 5 Things You must Consider Before You Allow Your Employees to Work From Home
- 11 Things a Home Office MUST have to Comply with OHS Requirements
June 2011
- Your Top Two Questions on Parental Leave
- 3 Ways to Make Sure Your Employees Stay Motivated
- How to Conduct an Effective Workplace Investigation
- Why You Need to Tread Carefully When Modifying an Employee’s Role
- How New Changes to Federal Sex and Age Discrimination Laws will Affect Your Business
- How New Changes to The Director Penalty Regime will Affect You
- Why You Need to be Wary of Passing on SGC Increases to Employees
- Why You Should Conduct Exit Interviews
- How to Determine Whether a Person Performing Work for your Business is an Independent Contractor or an Employee
May 2011
- How to Deal With Employees That are Consistently Late for Work
- 13 Ways to Tell if a Service Provider is Operating Their Own Business
- 2 Social Media Case Laws – And How You Can Learn From Them
- What are Your Rights if an Employee Damages Your Business on Facebook, MySpace or Twitter?
- When Does a Purchaser of Your Business Have to Recognise Prior Service?
- Why You Need to be Careful when Handling a Resignation
- Why You Must Tread Carefully When Relocating Employee
- How to Make Sure You Comply with New ACT Privacy Legislation
- Why You Must Make Sure Your Workplace Policies Contain Clear Definitions
April 2011
- 8 Tips for Handling a Dismissal Meeting
- How to Determine if it is Reasonable for You to Adjust an Employee’s Role
- 3 Frequently Asked Subscriber Questions – And Their Answers!
- Why You Must be Reasonable When Exercising Your Discretion to Award Bonuses
- 4 Ways to Improve Employee Attendance in Your Workplace
- Why You Need To Be Wary Of Worker Health Checks
- What Happens if Bargaining Doesn’t Go as Planned?
March 2011
- 22 Common Bargaining Tactics – And How to Deal With Them: Part Two
- 22 Common Bargaining Tactics – And How to Deal With Them: Part One
- How to Achieve an Enterprise Agreement in 4 Months With Just 8 Meetings
- How to Make Sure You Bargain in Good Faith
- What Are The Rules For Bargaining?
- How to Kick Off The Bargaining Process
- The Resource Your Tax Adviser Doesn’t Want You to Know About
- Why it is Important to Determine the Scope of an Enterprise Agreement
- 3 Things You Must Do Before Commencing Enterprise Bargaining
February 2011
- When is Relocation Reasonable?
- How to Comply With General Protections Provisions
- How to Improve Employee Productivity in Your Workplace
- Paid Parental Leave Recap
- Why You Can’t Overlook the Process Requirements for Making Enterprise Agreement
January 2011
- Happy Australia Day from the Workplace Bulletin!
- 5 Important Issues the QLD Floods have Raised for Employers
- What Happens if an Employee is Sick While They are on Annual Leave?
- Important Reminder: New Definition of Small Business in 2011
- The New Years’ Resolution Your Business Must Make
December 2010
- How To Work Out If An Employee Is Covered By The Miscellaneous Award
- How To Understand Your Public Holiday Obligations This Festive Season
- What Should You Ask a Referee When Conducting a Reference Check?
- Can You Make Staff Repay Amounts You Have Overpaid Them?
November 2010
- How The Government’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme Will Affect Your Existing Paid Parental Leave Obligations
- When Is Redeployment Reasonable?
- Who Is The Real Employer In A Corporate Group?
- When Do You Have to Pay Compulsory Superannuation for Contractors?
- What You Need To Know About Paid Parental Leave
- An Important Note About Your Jury Service Leave Obligations
- 13 Things You Should Include In Your Sexual Harassment Policy
- How To Avoid Being Held Liable Your Employees’ Out Of Hours Behaviour
October 2010
- What To Do If You Think An Employee Is Taking An Illegitimate Sick Day
- Why You Should Be Wary Of Implied Terms
- How Complying With The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code Can Win You An Unfair Dismissal Case
- Why You Must Make An Effort To Redeploy Redundant Employees
- How To Avoid Discriminating When Recruiting New Employees
- Why You Must Abide By Right of Entry Laws
- 6 Things You Should Include in a Social Networking Policy
September 2010
- Why You Must Include Restraint Of Trade And Confidentiality Clauses In Your Employment Contracts
- How to Tell When It Is Reasonable To Require an Employee To Take Annual Leave
- Why You Must Determine The Intent Behind a Bullying Action
- Why You Must Be Careful In An Abandonment Of Employment Situation
- How To Make Sure You Are Compliant With Privacy Laws
- 5 Things You Should Check Before Hiring a New Employee
- How To Determine if an Employee is Covered by a Modern Award For Unfair Dismissal Purposes
- Make Sure The Punishment Of Dismissal Fits The Employee’s ‘Crime’
- Why You Must Give Genuine Consideration To Employee Bonuses
- Why You Must Comply With All Your Redundancy Obligations
August 2010
- 4 Ways to Reduce Absenteeism In Your Workplace
- How to Prevent Your Employees Accruing Too Much Annual Leave
- 4 Alternatives To Redundancy
- Why You Should Be Wary Of Voluntary Separations
- How Much Are Smoking Breaks Costing Your Business?
- When Can An Employee Take Personal Leave?
July 2010
- Why You Should Invest In Team Building
- Two Ways to Make Sure Employees on Annual Salaries Don’t Dispute Additional Hours
- How To Conduct a Proper Workplace Investigation
- How To Determine When An Employee Can No Longer Perform Their Position
- How To Give Your Enterprise Agreement The Best Possible Chance Of Success
- How To Ensure Sexual Discrimination Doesn’t Occur In Your Workplace
June 2010
- Your 3 Most Frequently Asked Employment Law Questions
- Why Proving A Redundancy Is ‘Genuine’ Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult
- Why You Must Tread Carefully When Dismissing For Misconduct
- How To Keep Your Enterprise Agreement Alive
- How To Deal With Employees Who Are Always Late
- 5 Things You Must Check Before Employing Someone
- How To Calculate Your New Minimum Wage Obligations
- How To Prepare Your Workplace For Winter
May 2010
- Why You Can’t Afford To Dismiss An Employee’s Complaints
- What Is Discrimination?
- How The New Changes To Paid Parental Leave Will Affect You
- 20 Things You Can NEVER Discriminate Against An Employee For
- Do You Know What Is In Your Modern Award?
- How To Tell If Your Employment Contracts Contain Implied Terms
- When Do You Have To Pay Super For Your Contractors?
April 2010
- How To Protect Yourself Against An Adverse Action Claim
- 6 Things You Must Do Before Dismissing An Employee For Poor Performance
- 5 Things You Must Do Before Allowing an Employee to Work from Home
- How to Stop Your Employees Accruing Too Much Annual Leave
- 3 Ways to Prove a Genuine Redundancy
- Don’t Let Bullying Be A Problem In Your Workplace
- 5 Things You Must Remember When Making An Award Flexibility Agreement
March 2010
- How To “Phase-In” Modern Award Provisions Correctly
- How to Officially Declare Abandonment of Employment
- How To Find Your Way Through The Modern Award Maze: Part 2
- How to Find Your Way Through the Modern Award Maze
- 2 Questions to Help You Determine if a Worker is a Contractor or an Employee
- 6 Things You Must Prove Before You Can Become a 457 Visa Sponsor
- 4 Alternatives to Making an Enterprise Agreement
- Why You Must Recognise a Union When Enterprise Bargaining
February 2010
- 6 Steps You Can Take To Prevent Bullying In Your Workplace
- 6 Things You Must Include In Your Workplace Bullying Policy
- How Changing an Aspect of an Employee’s Job Could Amount to Dismissal
- 3 Things You Must Do To Ensure You Are Compliant With The New Fair Work Safety Net
January 2010
- 3 Issues You Must Consider Before Making an Enterprise Agreement
- How to Make Sure You Don’t Breach General Protections Legislation
- How to Make Sure you Comply with the New Modern Awards
- 3 Ways to Legally Prevent Your Employees From Coming to Work on a Code Red Day
December 2009
- Award Flexibility Agreements Made Easy
- 2 Things You Must Do Before Putting A Proposed Enterprise Agreement To Vote
- How to Prevent Bullying Being an Issue in Your Workplace
- Important Modern Awards Update
- Reaching an Agreement With Bargaining Representatives
November 2009
- Don’t Just Go Through the Motions When It Comes to Performance Management!
- Before Your Work Christmas Party Remind Employees of Expected Standard of Behaviour
- 8 Steps for Disciplining Constantly Absent Employees
- NES That You Will Have to Comply With
- What is a Genuine Redundancy?
- Government Tries to Discourage Employees From Making Unfair Dismissal Claims With No Merit
- How to Tell if an Employee Can Make an Unfair Dismissal Claim Under the Fair Work Act
October 2009
- Five Things You Must Do When Making an Enterprise Agreement With Your Employees
- Your Workplace Policy Has to be Necessary and Fair
- 3 Key Changes to Unfair Dismissal Laws
- A Worker Who Would Rather Be a Contractor than an Employee
- New Obligations that Apply to Workers on 457 Visas
- Important New Obligations for Sponsors of Subclass 457 Visa Holders!
- Are the Extra Hours You Ask Your Employees to Work Reasonable?
September 2009
- 4 Ways to Adapt the NES to Suit Your Needs
- How to Make Modern Awards Suit Your Business
- 2 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Make an Enterprise Agreement
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Make An Enterprise Agreement
