How to make sure your business is prepared for the new Fair Work Act.
click here to get a free trailDear Reader,
With all the changes the Fair Work Act has made to dismissal legislation, you’d certainly be forgiven for being a little wary about dismissing an employee these days.
Because the fact of the matter is, even if you think a dismissal is cut and dried, there’s a good chance it’s not…
Just take this recent case as an example:
Dear Reader,
Late last week, the federal government announced that it has made some important changes to the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code Checklist.
And yes, these changes will affect you.
Why? Because from now on, before you dismiss an employee, you will need to follow the new version of the checklist to make sure you haven’t dismissed them unfairly.
Dear Reader,
Last week, a rather interesting case caught my eye…
It involved Australian fashion chain Cotton On, who admitted to failing to pay 3289 employees for attending training sessions and staff meetings outside of work hours over an 11 month period in 2008.
The company voluntarily paid back $278,000 to the under payed employees and will now report to the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) each year for the next three years about the wage rates and entitlements it pays its employees.
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