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Smart Workplace Policies, Stronger Cultures: Compliance Made Clear
Workplace policies must be more than just words on paper. They should be clear, current, enforceable, and effectively communicated to employees.
How to Detect Compliance Issues in Your Business: Spot the ‘Red Flags’
If compliance issues are becoming apparent in your business, engage specialists, preferably external, to conduct a compliance audit.
FWO Secured Largest Penalties in its 15-Year Run – $473 Million for Underpayments
Employers have had to pay out $473 million to employees for underpayments and pay a further $21.2 million in court ordered penalties.
Criminalising the Deliberate Underpayment of Wages, Effective from 1 January 2025
Intentional underpayment of wages and other entitlements is now a criminal offence, marking a critical time for businesses to address compliance.
Employer’s Best Protection: Moving Past Checkbox Compliance
The concept of ‘lunchtime training sessions’ don’t compare to formal structured training sessions, as this recent Fair Work case demonstrates.
When a Valid Reason Isn’t Enough: Lessons from a Recent Unfair Dismissal Case
An unfair dismissal matter handed down by Fair Work emphasises the need to satisfy two tests when considering termination of a staff member.
Cost protections for Sexual Harassment Claimants
Information about the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 passed on 19 September 2024, marking the final legislative step to implement recommendations from the Respect@Work Report.
Second-hand trauma in the line of duty: Supporting workplace investigators
Workplace investigators handle sensitive cases and occasionally aggressive individuals, making them vulnerable to second-hand trauma. A seasoned expert offers self-care tips.
Changes to casual conversions – What should HR know?
Casual conversion describes the process of converting an existing casual employee to a permanent full-time or part-time employment relationship.
