From the category archives:

Industrial Relations

Dec 13, 2011 Industrial Relations

PayCheck Plus helps business with payroll

by Leah Gibbs

PayCheck Plus is our online application that helps you automatically calculate pay rates under modern awards including allowances, overtime and penalty rates.

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Oct 14, 2011 Industrial Relations

New OH&S laws will impact flexible work arrangements

by Leah Gibbs

When the new uniform workplace health and safety (OH&S) laws come into effect on 1 January 2012, employers must be aware of their revised obligations for ensuring safety of workers even when they’re off-site.

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Sep 29, 2011 Industrial Relations

Are you compliant with employment standards?

by Leah Gibbs

Recent conversations with employers made me realise many are flying blind when it comes to current employment legislation. Although there’s a lot of information available online, it’s not always easy to find.

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Jun 21, 2011 Industrial Relations

Small Business Considerations When Firing Employees

by Timothy Ng

It’s an unfortunate fact of life that as the owner of a small business, at some point you will have to go through the tricky process of firing an employee (or two!). Depending on the individual employee and situation, it can be very tempting to simply hand them their coat and tell them they’re fired, [...]

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Feb 3, 2011 Industrial Relations

Make sure payroll has got it right

by Leah Gibbs

The Fair Work Ombudsman is the industrial relations watchdog which has the task of ensuring workers don’t get underpaid, over-worked or generally ripped off. If you never hear from them in your business life, that’s a very good thing.

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Dec 15, 2009 Flexibility

New Flexible Work Laws Imminent: Are You Ready?

by David Brewster

From January 1, 2010, a new National Employment Standard becomes law, granting some employees the formal right to request (r2r) more flexibility working arrangements.

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Nov 26, 2009 Industrial Relations

Workplace Relations Changes Next Year. Are you Ready?

by Nicole Cowan

Major changes to the national workplace relations system which will be introduced across Australia on January 1, 2010 seem to have been overlooked.

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