You are about to begin your journey to simplifying industrial relations.

If you are new to industrial relations the following articles make a good starting point.

1. What is industrial relations?
2. What is a trade union?
3. Workplace Bullying. What is it?
4. Enterprise Agreements. What are they?

There is also the IR Simplified Podcast, and the LinkedIn group Australian Industrial Relations.

High Income Threshold

Employers should be aware that from 1 July 2018, the high-income threshold is set to increase to $145,400.00. This means the maximum amount of compensation payable for a successful unfair dismissal claim increases to $72,700.00.

Recent articles and podcast episodes

• Ombudsman’s Review Fails Small Businesses19 August 2019
• Q & A: Time Off To Care For Pets9 August 2019
• I Can’t Recall24 July 2019
• Leading Questions. Should You Or Shouldn’t You?17 July 2019
• Can An Employee “Take The Fifth”?23 April 2019
• Using The OODA Loop In Workplace Investigations11 March 2019
• Tips On How To Simplify Industrial Relations6 March 2019
• Privacy of staff records for domestic violence leave, finger print dismissal appeal, and more4 February 2019
• Q&A: Do we pay workers for public holidays while they’re on unpaid leave?1 February 2019