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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.

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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.

We have clients Australia wide.

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.

Small Business Dismissal Code

Businesses have become increasingly concerned in hiring new employees in what is not good news for potential employees.

In the last 6 months since the inception of Fair Work an increase in unfair dismissal applications have been lodged to 5200 claims. Only half of these claims have been resolved through conciliation.

However the good news is that you can risk manage your business from the merry-go-round of unfair dismissal by taking appropriate action and advice.

Contact Biz Momentum today for assistance. www.biz-momentum.com

A new tranche of requirements come into play under the Fair Work Act 1 January 2010.

Can you answer the following:

1.   Will my business be covered by a new modern award on 1 January 2010

2.    If so which award;

3.   Am I required to comply with the National Employment Standards if I have common law agreements or Enterprise Bargaining Agreements made before that date;

4.    I understand my new obligations in respect to redundancy and termination of employment;

5.    I understand what unlawful dismissal is;

6.    I understand my obligations for record keeping;

7.    My employment agreements and policies and procedures are up to date with the new changes.

For assistance with all your employment requirements contact us at Biz Momentum, working Australia wide www.biz-momentum.com

This information has been provided to you as information only by Philip Lye CEO of Biz Momentum.

From 1 July 2009 the scope of unfair dismissal laws will change to cover all employers, subject to an employee serving a qualifying period. 

Employees covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement, and instrument-free employees earning less than the high income threshold, ie $100,000 pa indexed from 27 August 2007 (currently $104,600 pa), will be able to make a claim.

The 100 people threshold has been scrapped.  The underlining principle for unfair dismissal laws continues to be the determination of whether the dismissal was ‘harsh, unjust or unreasonable’, with an emphasis for the primary remedy to be the employee’s reinstatement, rather than the payment of compensation to an employee. 

Other procedural requirements including a new termination of employment code and changes to policies and procedures are required by your business to minimise your business risk and you need to be prepared today for these changes.

Biz Momentum are running a free information session on these changes Wednesday 18 March 2009 at Milton. Numbers are limited. Information Session on Forwards with Fairness 18 March 2009

Contact Biz Momentum on info@biz-momentum.com or call us on 61 7 3349 5662 for further information.      

Business confidence has hit an all time low in Australia over the last few months and many businesses are looking at ways to cut costs and stay afloat.

A popular way has been redundancy: that is making the employee’s position redundant. Remember it’s about the position not the person.  Failing to conduct a redundancy fairly and within legislation will leave your business at risk of serious fines and penalties.