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Effectively Managing Stress in your Workplace
Welcome to the first in a series of articles on combating stress related claims in your workplace. There appears to be an increasing prevalence in the modern workplace for these sorts of claims and they can often lead to protracted periods of absence on sick leave...
457 VISA LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
There are significant legislative changes on foot in relation to 457 Visa workers these changes include: Sponsorship caps for future and in-progress 457 sponsorship applications; Legal obligations on sponsors to comply with their commitment to training as well as...
IR URBAN MYTHS EXPLODED
IR Urban Myth #1 Unused sick leave entitlements don't accrue from year to year - WRONG All unused personal leave entitlements rollover and accrue (Personal Leave = Sick/Carer's Leave). IR Urban Myth #2 I don't have to continue to pay my employee on long term sick...
STATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
Further to our earlier E Bulletin concerning the Federal wage increase the State Minimum Wage has also been increased. These increases will flow into all State Awards in due course and will be payable from the 1st July. The State minimum wage increased by $18.20 per...
New Rules Regarding Illegal Workers
It won’t be news to Members living in and around Bunbury that a recent Immigration raid discovered six illegal workers whose tourist Visa’s had expired. As reported in the local media, the six workers had been working in the agricultural industry. While the outcome...