10 Rules for Executives to Follow When Confronted with a Disciplinary Meeting
Disciplinary meetings can be stressful and demanding for both executive employees and employers. Indeed, many employees have never had to attend a disciplinary meeting and many employers have never...
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What are the new workplace bullying laws in 2014?
Over the last few years workplace bullying has received a lot of focus from our politicians and the media. This resulted in changes being made to the Fair Work...
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Misconduct at Work Can Lead to a Summary Dismissal
Are your employees doing what they’re told? An employee following the reasonable directives of their employer is one of the most fundamental and essential ingredients of the employment relationship....
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Why Employers Need a Social Media Policy
Social Media Policy 75% of businesses don’t have a formal policy in place on the use of social media 1 …Do you? In a recent report Sensis and AIMIA it...
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Protecting High Income Employees by Providing a Guarantee of Annual Earnings
Why should I provide a Guarantee of Annual Earnings? Together with the 2.9 % increase to minimum wages, the high income threshold has increased from 1 July 2012. This...
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Resign or be fired?
When faced with the need to terminate the employment of a worker, sometimes employers will offer the employee the option to resign or face termination of employment. In this...
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Meal Breaks for Award Employees
How long is a meal break for Award Employees? This article provides a brief update on the status of meal breaks while at work for Award employees. Under Work...
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Employer fairly dismissed an employee who did not respond to reasonable requests
Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that an employer was entitled to sack a worker who did not comply with a request for details of his extended sick leave and...
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What do I need to include in an effective restraint of trade clause in an employment contract?
The Supreme Court has once again revisited the subject of restraint of trade clauses in employment contracts. The result has not been encouraging for employers in professional services firms...
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