2012 Best Employers Announced – Lessons to Learn for All Employers
Aon Hewitt announced its 2012 Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) survey, with Microsoft being named the Best of the Best for 2012.…
Month: August 2020
Is there a maximum number of permissible work hours?
Q: I’m trying to find out whether there is a maximum number of hours a worker can work in any given week — taking into account…
High staff turnover? Check out your recruitment processes.
Retaining staff remains a key concern for Australian companies, and those with high turnovers need to examine their hiring procedures, according to specialist finance and…
Too Much Annual Leave Accrued: What Can Employers Do?
A common business problem for employers occurs when employees accrue excessive amounts of annual leave. This scenario is detrimental to both the employees and the…
How to Manage Workplace Conflict
Before attempting to resolve workplace complaints and disagreements that have spiraled out of control, managers need to work out if they are dealing with a…
Policy on social media critical
Although the scope for social media-related problems to arise at work sometimes appears formidable, the issue need not be any more difficult than managing more…
When can employer absorb general pay increase?
The Annual Wage increase, effective from 1 July, affects minimum wage rates; so, how does this impact on an employer that adjusts wages at a…
Must know IR changes from 1 July 2012
While the commencement of the financial year usually means changes relating to taxation, this date also has implications with respect to workplace relations-related matters, including…
Builder fined $135k over severe fall injuries
The failure by a builder to take reasonably practicable steps to address an identified fall hazard meant that a construction site in Western Sydney was…
Mental illness in young men costs employers $237m a year
Mental illness in young men costs the Australian economy $3.27b in lost productivity each year, and employers directly $237m, according to a new report that…
