Media reports recently have highlighted survey results that appear to indicate almost a quarter of Australian employees are apparently not taking their award entitlement to unpaid meal breaks. Workwise Advisory Services has received inquiries over time regarding the...
We’re all human and there are many people who are reading this e-bulletin right now that may have met their current partner/wife/husband at work; but as we have seen in the media recently – workplace relationships have been a big discussion topic. How employees...
As yet another Christmas and Festive Season rolls around, the team at Workwise wishes one and all a very happy Christmas. Recently we attended an event that reminded of us the Fringe Benefits Tax responsibilities surrounding work Christmas functions and we would be...
Over the years we have had to deal with a number of issues relating to flawed industrial advice being provided to our members via other professional service providers in unrelated fields. Whilst, to some degree, questioning particular reasons for doing things or the...
Directing an employee to provide further medical evidence is a situation that pops up quite regularly in terms of an employer’s ability to do this without falling foul of a discrimination claim. As is usual with all matters ‘IR’ there is no clear and definitive...
Never let it be said that Workwise is shy of spreading good news when the opportunity arises! Our daily work lives at the Workwise office quite often involve assisting business owners and organisation managers with workplace challenges that, when you drill down to...
