If an employee is given payment for their employee entitlements upon termination of employment in lieu of working any notice period then the Fair Work Act considers that the Superannuation Guarantee is to be paid.
This can be a tricky issue in some situations and depending on your circumstances you should take advice. Redundancy and other forms of termination have different applications to what should or should not be paid or included.
Biz Momentum has developed a comprehensive employment agreement for Chiropractic Associates that comply with the requirements of Fair Work and the Heath Professions and Support Services Award.
Chiropractors can no longer employ Associates on common law agreements based on an all up rate or a percentage of fees however we have designed a compliant agreement that achieves the same outcome with certain changes.
We have Chiropractors in every state and territory of Australia and are specialists with a vast knowledge of the profession. For further information call +61 7 3349 5662.
Biz Momentum has been assisting the transport industry for some time and has developed a policies and procedures manual specifically for the transport industry that comprises human resource and health and safety policies and procedures.
This manual can be tailored to your business and comes with accident / incidents reports, checklists, employment agreements, forms and letters.
We have assisted employers with termination of employment issues, diminished performance and remuneration matters. We have enabled transport businesses to minimise their employment risks as well as placing strategies in place to ensure employee compliance while providing hands on mentoring and assistance.
Contact us for further assistance and to see how we can assist you minimise your risks.
An employee was recently awarded $466,000 plus 90% legal costs for sexual harassment by her employer.
Incidence of sexual harassment is increasing in today’s marketplace and legislation requires that you have policies and procedures to manage these complaints, to manage grievances in a timely and unbiased manner or you will pay the penalty.
Biz Momentum conduct Sexual Harassment investigations and can assist you minimise your risks.
You are urged to take action to protect your business interests.
Chiropractors’ are covered by a new award, the Health Professional and Support Services Award 2010.
There are significant fines for those that decide not to comply. Recently in a Guild Paper to the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia detailed information was given that demonstrated vast changes are required to be made in the way staff are remunerated.
We at Biz Momentum look after many Chiropractors Australia wide and can assist you comply and reduce costs. We are Chiropractic employee relations specialists to many practices. We have provided the Guild advice to you – it is serious and you must take action now.
Please speak with us on 07 3349 5662 or 0409 002 365 or email us.
The federal government have updated the Small Business Dismissal Code. The code contains some new questions that you must answer in order to satisfy the code.
We have made a copy available to you online.
Contact Biz Momentum 61 7 3379 5662 for assistance with dismissals and termination matters.
Over the next 12 months, Australian employers will face further changes to the minimum safety net of employment entitlements. The Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 (Cth) received Royal Assent on 14 July 2010, and introduces a national Paid Parental Leave Scheme, which is scheduled to commence on 1 January 2011.
For the first half of 2011, a six-month grace period will apply. In that period employers will be able to “opt-in” to administer parental leave payments, should they choose to do so.
From 1 July 2011, all employers will be obliged to administer the Scheme for their eligible employees.
Overview of the Paid Parental Leave Scheme
The main features of the Scheme are as follows:
Subject to qualifying criteria, full-time, part-time and casual employees will be eligible for parental leave payments.
Paid parental leave will be a government funded “entitlement” calculated at the Federal minimum wage rate, adjusted annually. This rate is currently $569.90 per week for a full time employee.
The federal government have updated the threshold on what amount a person earns before they are considered a high income earning employee and therefore award free. This is effective 1 July 2010.
This means that you must review your agreements where they contain a guarantee of annual income to ensure they comply with the new amount.
For your convenience the NES Fair Work Statement is attached.
For assistance call us at Biz Momentum 61 7 3349 5662 – operating Australia wide.
Reasonable additional hours are additional hours worked each week in access of 38 (or agreed or usual weekly hours for permanent part-time employees’ or casuals) that are considered reasonable after certain factors have been taken into account.
You must consider all the relevant circumstances before deciding if additional hours are reasonable. Some considerations may be:
Are there any health and safety factors in the employee working additional hours?
Has the employee certain commitments that would be unreasonable for them to forgo? (more…)