What You Need to Know About Taking Leave to Care for Others What is Personal/Carer’s Leave? Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) confers an entitlement of 10 days paid Personal/Carer’s Leave per annum for a full-time employee or a pro rata amount for part-time employees. Casual Employees do not have an entitlement to paid …
What does the Fair Work Commission have to say about this? Terminating an employee is never easy and can be an uncomfortable experience for both employer and employee. With the rise in the use of technology and working from home arrangements largely required in response to the COVID-19 lockdowns, many employers have taken to using …
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What are they and why they are important to get right What is a Performance Improvement Plan? A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a document given to an employee outlining deficiencies in their performance and setting out specific goals to address failures and improve any conduct related issues. Getting Them Right & Why it is …
What is Notice and How much do I need to give? A notice period is the length of time you must give your employer to bring your employment agreement to an end. Your required notice period will ordinarily be set out in your employment agreement or applicable modern award, industrial instrument, or registered agreement. For …
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What is it and what am I entitled to? What are the obligations of an Employer? Stress can broadly be described as a state of mind or emotional feeling of strain or tension, often resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Typically, employees experiencing difficult levels of stress may feel unable to cope with their …
What is a Modern Award? The first Modern Awards were created following an extensive review of industries and working conditions conducted by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and came into existence on 1 January 2010 (subject to some phase-in provisions). There are currently 121 Modern Awards now overseen by the Fair Work Commission who are …
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Companies often express a desire to engage workers as contractors, not employees. The economic benefits to any company in engaging contractors rather than employees can be substantial. Many companies, whether intentional or not, engage in ‘sham contracting’ or ‘disguised employment’ which is to engage a worker who is, for all intents and purposes, an employee …
