Workplace discrimination

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Discrimination at work occurs when a person or group of persons are treated less favourably compared to another person or group of persons because of their background or any other …

Employee Leave Entitlement

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Ensuring accurate records are kept and employees are accessing leave for the right purposes is challenging but essential to running a business.

Changing a job description: tips for success

Fixed & maximum-term contracts are changing

As your business changes, your expectations of your employees may change alongside it. However, there are some complications to changing an employee’s job description that you should keep in mind. 

Rehiring after redundancy, can it happen?

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The question businesses should ask themselves is, what has changed since termination that warrants the role, the function, or the responsibilities to be required again? 

Modern Awards

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Ultimately whilst a Modern Award, Enterprise Agreement or an employee’s contract can build on the FWA, it can’t offer any terms or conditions that undermine or are less favourable than …