Fair Work Act
Episode 53: Penalty Rates and Registered Organisations
In this episode of the IR Simplified Podcast, I talk about the application by AiGroup and HABA to vary the Hair and Beauty Industry Award to reduce Sunday and Public Holiday penalty rates.
I also share my thoughts on Registered Organisations, and why I don’t think they are worth joining.
Workplace Investigations and the Support Person (Updated 2019)
Support person. It is one of those areas of workplace investigations that causes no end of confusion. When I first wrote this article, I had the belief that during a workplace investigation, the employee is only able to bring in a support person. Lately, my thoughts have changed on that one, and this article will … Read more
How To Make Sure You Are Paying Your Staff Right?
Making sure your staff are paid correctly is one of the most important things a business owner should do.
Yet, it appears to be an area that isn’t given the level of attention that it should.
One of the most popular reasons for this is that the often repeated line of, “it’s all too confusing”.
If you subscribe to that excuse, here are a few ways to make sure you are paying your staff right.
Fair Work Ombudsman – Pay And Conditions Tool
It comes as no surprise that the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Pay And Conditions Tool (P.A.C.T.) is on this list.
The P.A.C.T. helps both employers and employees check their relevant pay and conditions.
It even helps those employers who don’t know which Modern Award applies to them.
This browser-based tool is relatively easy to use, with only basic answers required.
Are They An Employee Or Contractor?
There appears to be a lot of confusion among small business owners about the difference between an employee and an independent contractor.
There is a mistaken belief that if the person supplies an ABN and invoice that they are an independent contractor.
Sadly for those employers who have fallen for this, it is incorrect.
There may be instances where a legal determination is required. Though generally speaking, the following tests can be used to work out if they are an employee or not.
Enterprise Agreements Part 3: Negotiation
This is part 3 in a series on enterprise agreements. You can find the lead post in the series here. Part 1: Enterprise Agreements Part 1: What Are They? we discussed what enterprise agreements are, how they differ from Modern Awards and talked about what can and cannot be in one. Part 2: Enterprise Agreements Part 2 – Planning was a discussion … Read more
Enterprise Agreements Part 1: What Are They?
This is part 1 in a series on enterprise agreements. You can find the first post in the series here. With regards to the Fair Work Act 2009, an enterprise agreement is an agreement on certain employment conditions between an employer and their employee(s). Enterprise Agreements can be between: a) An employer and group of … Read more
Confused By The Fair Work Act? Don’t Listen To The Experts
[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