The Fair Work Act allows the cashing out of annual leave by agreement. The provisions are subject to certain restrictions that include a requirement that an employee retains at least four weeks annual leave after the cash out.
A modern award may also make provision for cashing out annual leave. This provision may apply to award and award free employees.
Biz Momentum has detected an emerging trend in the workplace over the preceding years. Emerging trends indicate this culture as:
1. Increasing in the global race for talented people.
2. Where one ethic group dominates the workplace.
3. The rising use of mob power (gang power) to control other employees through fear.
4. Where employees use their native language as a means to freeze out people and keep them guessing.
5. Body language displays disproval of other ethnic groups.
6. Promotion is reserved for those who are of the same ethnic background regardless of talent or lack of talent.
7. Consequences are lower employee morale, low productivity, sabotage, frequent conflict and known to lead to serious violence including homicide.
This is not a simple matter to manage and a little education will assist your business in how to understand and manage this increasing trend. As cross culture integration specialists, Biz Momentum, has years of experience in assistance in management of complex workplaces.
Visit us at www.biz-momentum.com to see how can assist you.
From 1 January 2010 all Accountants in Australia will be covered by a New Modern Award.
The AIRC has decided to include Accountants in a Miscellaneous Award and recently released draft details. Accountants have been traditionally award free however now a raft of obligations that they must comply with.
For more information visit us at www.biz-momentum.com for additional assistance.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Accountants Biz Momentum is conducting seminars in Townsville 12th October, Cairns 13th October and the Sunshine Coast 15th October 2009.
The Fair Work Act implementation and compliance followed by 90 minutes on Effectively Dealing with Grievances and 90 minutes on How to Conduct a Performance Appraisal.
Attendees can decide which sessions they wish to attend.
Policies and Forms will be provided to each participant that commercially outweighs the cost of attendance.
Click on the PDF Files for more information or visit www.nia.com.au
Introduced on 1 July 2009, the Fair Work Act bring with it sweeping changes to the way industrial relations is conducted in Australia.
The seminar will explore the critical changes to ensure you know ‘what to do’ and ‘how to do it’ in terms of compliance and implementation.
Please view the attached PDF file for the seminar details and offer.
Most employers do not realise that advertising, recruitment and employment of employees is covered by the Trade Practice Act.
Deceptive and misleading conduct regarding advertising, recruitment and employment has seen more than a few employers run aground and taken to court over this conduct. Your advertisements, recruitment and employment as advertised and offered must be what the employee experiences.
Statements for example as ‘needs some initial cleanup work’ may find you accused of deceptive and misleading conduct in that the employee finds themselves in a situation where they are under stress and pressure fixing up complete messes.
We have considerable experience and expertise to assist you with your advertising, recruitment and pre-employment documents, checklists, guidelines and sound consultation and mentoring.
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A subclass 457 visa is a long stay temporary business visa and is a program designed for employers to sponsor overseas workers to work in Australia on a temporary visa.
The government has strengthened compliance for subclass 457 workers visas and there are specific obligations you have towards overseas workers.
These include:
• Complying with visa requirements;
• Paying award and meeting minimum employment conditions;
• If you decide to retrench a 457 visa worker meet the specific guidelines and obligations that you must comply with.
As these can be complex and difficult matters it is prudent to take advice and we can assist you with these matters. Biz Momentum proactively works at protecting your business and you with peace of mind.
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Identity theft is on the increase in Australia and worldwide!
Syndicates and individuals are stealing and obtaining employee information through increasingly sophisticated methods from computer hacking to unlawful means of viewing and securing confidential information.
Are you aware that various legislation and rules requires that you protect employee information and records ensuring only authorised persons have access to those records and that severe penalties can be imposed for non compliance.
There are various options you can take to protect your employee’s identity theft that include computer solutions to other forms of monitoring.
As this matter is of critical importance you should take specialist advice to protect your business.
Biz Momentum can assist you. Email info AT biz-momentum.com (T) 61 7 3349 5662 (M) +61 409 002 365
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An Individual Flexibility Agreement is a useful mechanism for employers who have Award or Enterprise Agreement covered employees.
Flexibility provisions within Modern Awards allow employers and an individual employee to enter into arrangements whereby certain terms of the Award are modified to meet the individual circumstances of the employment relationship.
Flexibility provisions in Awards specify a number of terms of the Award which may be altered by a Flexibility Agreement (for example, Hours of Work, Overtime, Penalty Rates etc.). It is only those terms that are stated in the flexibility provisions of the Award that may be altered by arrangement.
How can I implement a Individual Flexibility Agreement?
Biz Momentum has experience to assist you in proposing, negotiating and writing flexibility agreements and with ease introducing them into your organisation or providing you with solutions should you wish to undertake this exercise yourself.
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On 1 January 2010 the National Employment Standards include the provision for both partners to apply for 12 months leave.
The standard also allows that after the 12 months of parental leave one partner can apply for a further period of leave of up to 12 months equalling 24 months in total.
This means that those employees you have on leave before January 2010 will be able to take advantage of this provision. You need to ensure that your policies and procedures are up to date and that employees are informed.
There are other provisions which can affect your business and for further information:
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