by Sophie McCartney | 17 Aug 2022 | Human Resources
You may have heard the terms “probation”, “minimum employment period” and “qualifying period” used synonymously across the employment landscape and wondered what the actual difference was between these. Whilst a minimum employment period and qualifying period are in...
by Joanne Kha | 21 Jun 2022 | Human Resources
Covid-19 tested the responses of employers to a plethora of different concerns, such as the use of carer’s leave under section 97 of the Fair Work Act and the particularly grey area of what circumstances constitute an ‘unexpected emergency. What is carer’s...
by Sophie McCartney | 2 Mar 2022 | HR & WHS Compliance | HR Connect
A recent tail of unfair dismissal is taking flight in mainstream news across Australia, following the unfortunate killing of an employer’s pet Pink Galah, Crackers, and the subsequent summary dismissal of the employee who was responsible. The case provides a...
by Candice Collaco | 2 Feb 2022 | Modern Awards
On 8 April 2020 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) made the decision to vary 99 modern awards as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This variation implemented a temporary Schedule, called Schedule X, into these affected awards. This Schedule included the entitlement to...
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....
