by Simon Obee | 21 Jun 2023 | Employment Law, Human Resources
The law is changing from 6 December 2023 to severely limit the ability of employers to engage employees on fixed-term contracts. In this article we take a deep dive into the practical effects of the changes to help employers get ready for the new rules. What is...
by Simon Obee | 8 Dec 2022 | Employment Law
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be breaking down the changes to employment law that came from the new “Secure Jobs, Better Pays” Bill into bite-sized chunks. First up, is the ban on pay secrecy clause in employment contracts and the new “workplace right” for employees...
by Joanne Kha | 23 Nov 2022 | Employment Law
One of the key considerations for employers when engaging staff is determining the most appropriate type of employment contract to use. Some of the options include whether to engage an employee on a full-time, part-time or casual contract, but there are also options...
by Sophie McCartney | 16 Feb 2022 | Human Resources
As part of the compliance audit we perform for all new HR Connect and HR Partner clients, we review businesses’ current employment contracts for compliance issues and risks to the company. In this article, we set out some of the common issues we come across. ...
by Annie Cross | 2 Feb 2022 | HR & WHS Compliance | HR Connect, Human Resources
What are workplace policies and procedures? Workplace policies and procedures are a crucial part of any business and human resource function. They enable the business to communicate to the workers how the management team will deal with issues in the workplace....
