Simplifying Your Industrial Relations Challenges
Cameron Blewett 
Protected Industrial Action. One of those areas of industrial relations that receives more than it’s fair share of negative publicity. Some say that employees should be prohibited from taking protected industrial action. Their claim is that it holds the employer to ransom. Personally, I believe that it is only poorly managed businesses that should be … Read more
Unfair dismissal. Two words that are claimed to send chills down the spine of small business owners everywhere. Making things worse for business owners are the various experts who have different views. Time to throw agendas and fantasy out the window and share the realities of unfair dismissal. You Can’t Prevent Unfair Dismissal There are some … Read more
A common complaint the media jumps on is that the Fair Work Act and Modern Awards are too hard to understand. There are even ‘experts’ like David Bates, who make up stories to fit with that claim. As I wrote in the previous article, if you want to find a way to understand the Fair Work … Read more
As a small business owner, are you intimidated by the Fair Work Act? Do you believe that it is virtually impossible to sack under-performing employees? If so, then the webinar “Understanding the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code” is for you. During the webinar, you will learn how you can use the Fair Work to your … Read more
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] If you read enough articles about the Fair Work Act, written by so-called experts, you start to see a common thread. That the Fair Work Act is complex and too hard for the average person to understand. Thankfully this isn’t the case, and most of the time they are pushing their … Read more
Every industry or area of expertise has it’s fair share of myths and misconceptions. For better or worse, industrial relations is no different.
As with most myths, they have some foundation in truth. Then end up getting blown out of proportion or distorted by time.
In no particular order are some of the most common myths about industrial relations
Aren’t company policies wonderful and divisive things?
Some organisations swear by them. Believing that it isn’t possible to have too many of them.
Yet, there are as many who have had enough of them. Considering company policies to be the bane of a competent managers existence.
Does an excess of company policies show poor management or employees?
Once the plethora of policies are in place, are they there for good, or can you get rid of them?
I do not believe that having a large number of policies is good for anyone.
What it does tend to show is that a) the wrong type of people are being employed, or b) management has lost the ability to manage their staff members.
If the wrong type of people are employed, then that process MUST change.
Tomorrow brings us into 2016, and for the past few days, the internet has been abuzz with talk of the changes that 2016 will bring.
That being said, and without it sounding cliched, or overdone, 2016 is bringing some changes to IR Simplified.
For the past few weeks, the team at IRSimplified.com.au have been busy putting things in place for the launch and re-launch of some new products and services.
Can I bribe you to subscribe to my email list? There are some great things happening at IR Simplified in 2016. Podcast re-launched More informative articles on how to simplify your industrial relations challenges Online training programs updated and relaunched Introduction of two membership levels (details coming soon) More webinars with practical advice Hands-on training … Read more
Conducting a procedurally fair workplace investigation is one of those things that a business cannot afford to get wrong. Workplace investigations done incorrectly not only have the potential to expose the business to an unfair dismissal application, a workplace bullying or discrimination complaint could also be lodged. Read through any of the recent successful unfair dismissal … Read more
After a bit of a hiatus, the microphone has been dusted off, and a new podcast recorded. In this episode, I talk about the future direction for the IR Simplified podcast. [powerpress] Remember to check out Industrial Relations Today, and add your name to the mailing list to be one of the first to know what’s … Read more