If you’re an NDIS provider in NSW portable long service leave is about to affect you

Are you an NDIS provider in NSW? There’s a good chance major changes to portable long service leave entitlements are about to affect you.

Are your professional employees award-covered?

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The Professional Employees Award 2020 is changing. Is your business ready?

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Did you know that the FWC has the power the review every modern award? And that’s just what the regulatory body has done for the Professional Employees Award 2020.

Shutting the door: the Fair Work Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 has been tabled

This proposed Bill is set to have significant and substantial impacts on all workplaces across the country.

Everything you need to know about the SCHADS Award

As most readers would know, the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award 2010 sets the base entitlements and conditions for many employees in the social and community services sector …

New FWC decision: companies learn tough lessons on redundancy

The question of whether an employer has ‘obtained’ employment for its redundant employees has been answered.

12 HR policies all businesses should have

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To help you get on the right path to creating business policies, we’ve compiled a list of 12 HR policies all businesses should have.

Your guide to keeping up with Respect@Work employer obligations

The Respect@Work amendment has put in place a firm set of standards that businesses cannot ignore.

Shutdown provisions have been amended for 78 modern awards. Is your business affected?

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The Fair Work Commission has made amendments to most modern award shutdown provisions, impacting the way employers implement shutdown periods.

Employees now have more leverage than ever to request flexible working

Every employer must understand flexible working this year because the most recent amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 have broadened employees’ ability to request flexible working arrangements.