Workwise is receiving regular calls of late with regard to the process of redundancy and related matters including options like reduction of working hours, change of classification, redeployment and reduction of wages in light of current difficult economic...
Workplace Gender Equality Reporting The two-month window for employers to report gender related employment data has commenced with a new requirement in 2016 to provide rates of promotion and resignation, broken down by gender. Employers with more than 100 employees...
We thought this update from the Fair Work Ombudsman would be of interest to our readers – it is pleasing that these sorts of operators are being pursued and prosecuted. 23 March 2016 A federal judge has sounded a warning to massage shops that flouting minimum...
Workwise Advisory Services has two ways of tackling issues in our member’s workplaces – Reactively or Proactively. On the REACTIVE side there’s the representation and advocacy in industrial relations tribunals; the “hotline” to provide you with advice on how to...
Water Cooler Talk is the term / euphemism given to those types of conversation where employees are typically complaining about something or someone in their workplace. The conversations usually go like this:- “I’m looking for another job, this place doesn’t pay me...
This is the second of two articles that discuss General Protection claims. The previous issue spoke about what these are, this article deals with the process of lodgement. The Forms referred to are available from the Fairwork Commission site. Lodging an application...
