Whilst we have sent out Newsletters on this topic before there are some interesting trends developing which should be discussed. In recent weeks we have had a number of employees who have been terminated by their employer for bullying and harassment not as a result of...
Most employers are familiar with an employee’s right to request a flexible return to work when coming back from maternity leave BUT there is a whole array of workplace rights embraced under Section 65 of the Fair Work Act that Federal employers may be unfamiliar with....
We have had a number of queries in recent weeks regarding workplace drug and alcohol policies and the enforcement of these. Some of the queries relate directly to the rights of the employer so we thought it timely to pen a few words that may be of assistance. Having a...
Recently we undertook a successful mediation for a member who was having protracted issues with an employee. As is often the case the employee had chosen to go on to sick leave and had claimed ‘stress’ due to workplace harassment. This is an increasingly...
Having had an interesting couple of discussions with members recently regarding Maternity Leave (Parental Leave) I thought it timely to put a few pointers together as there appears to be some thinking around this which is incorrect. Most employers have a grip on an...
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission has increased the State minimum wage by $16.00 to $708.90 per week from 1 July 2017. The Commission increased award wages below the C10 classification level of $791.90 by the same amount and ordered that the...
