The introduction of Fair Work has brought about many changes that an employer is required to keep abreast of and ensure compliance with.
Most employment agreements are now out of date and now may be a good time to bring your agreements up to date.
There are significant penalties for non compliance.
Consider the following;
Unfortunately the National Employment Standards and Fair Work do not allow for unpaid foster parent leave such as would apply for normal parental leave entitlements and arrangements.
Employers can allow their employees’ to take leave without pay however they are not obliged or required to do so.
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The implementation of Modern Awards has opened up the possibilities of employers entering into Annualised Awards with their employees.
This provides that an employer may pay an employee an annual salary in satisfaction of certain provisions of the award such as;
1. Minimum weekly wages;
2. Allowances;
3. Overtime and penalty rates; and
4. Annual leave loading.
Where an annual salary is paid the employer must advise the employee in writing of the annual salary that is payable and which of the provisions of this award will be satisfied by payment of the annual salary. The annual salary must not disadvantage the employee and must be reviewed annually.
At Biz Momentum we can assist you in writing and implementing these agreements for your business.
Contact us www.biz-momentum.com (T) 617 3349 5662 (M) 61 409 002 365 – we work Australia wide.
An employer and an award/agreement-free employee (such as an Accountant, Human Resource Professional and Lawyers to name a few employees in award free categories) can agree to the employee cashing out a particular amount of the employee’s accrued annual leave.
There are rules in what an employer must do to cash out annual leave. For further information please contact Biz-momentum www.biz-momentum.com (T) 617 3349 5662 (M) +61 409 002 365. ‘Servicing Australia in all states and territories’.
The 10 National Employment Standards come into force 1 January 2010 for all employees regardless of whether the employee is considered an award worker or a high income earner by the Fair Work Act.
A high income earner is one who earns more than $108,300 (indexed each year) and is not subject to an award.
These are the minimum entitlements to all employees in Australia covered by Fair Work.
One of the most despised people that may inhabit your workplace is the micromanager. Competent people detest these behaviours and will often leave without informing you because they will not put up with this conduct
What is micromanagement; essentially an over preoccupation with detail and minutiae. With an almost fanatical obsessive compulsive manner these people go into intricate detail and call countless and meaningless meetings frustrating people that resulting in nothing tangible accomplished for your business.
Workplace Flexibility is increasingly becoming an important tool in the arsenal of smart businesses to stay competitive and retain employees. In a recent study it was found that over 60% of working mothers are considering leaving the workforce and starting home based businesses.
Working mothers face a barrage of daily challenges trying to balance the needs of their family and their career.
Over 50% of respondents were found to be open to reducing working hours to permanent part-time however an alarming 20% were found to be considering leaving the workforce for home businesses.
With the war for talent and employees exiting the workforce your business cannot afford to lose talented workers such as these.
There are strategies you can consider including flexible hours, part-time work and other retention strategies.
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