New Bullying In The Workplace Laws
With the new bullying laws coming into effect from the 1st January 2014, is your business ready to defend a claim if required? The laws now allow those who are being bullied to go directly to the Fair...
View ArticleProtecting Your Most Valuable Asset – your people (Part 1)
Don’t you ever wonder what happened to the days when employees worked for one company for life or at least for the better part of their career, when companies treated employees like part of the family...
View ArticleParental Leave and Flexible Working Arrangements Changes
Employees get unpaid parental leave when a new child is born or adopted. Parental leave includes maternity leave (for mums), paternity leave (for dads and partners) and adoption leave as well as other...
View ArticleThe Curse of Sisypus
Do you have days when you feel like you are Sisypus? In Greek mythology, Sisypus was punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat...
View ArticleLearning’s From The 7 Eleven Franchise Scandal
The convenience chain 7-Eleven franchisee employee wage scandal arguably rocked the franchising industry when it was brought to light and continues to have material implications on the franchising...
View ArticleManaging Conflict in the Workplace: How Women Do It?
Workplaces are becoming increasingly more fast-pasted and globalized, which increases the opportunities for professional development, but also increases the likelihood that conflicts will occur within...
View ArticleFranchisee Employee Matters – Matter!
Last year we provided an update regarding the issues the 7-Eleven franchise network’s suffered as a result of the failures of a number of its franchisee’s meeting their employer obligations. These...
View ArticleWorking from Home – The Legal Issues
Australians are loving the greater freedom that working from home offers. With the growing influence of the internet and improvements in technology, its easy to understand why this working arrangement...
View ArticleFranchising & Employee Rights – Be Aware and Prepared!
Fair Work seem to have been very busy over the last few months undertaking audits of various businesses operating across a wide range of industries, as well as commencing investigations and taking...
View ArticleIs Your Workplace Really Accessible?
Accessibility in the workplace is a hot topic in business today and rightly so. Everything from software availability and hardware installation, to making sure that your office is actually accessible...
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