In recent days Fair Work Australia has recovered significant amounts of employee entitlements underpaid to employees.
It is vitally important to ensure that you pay your employees correctly and that you understand your obligations surrounding termination of employment including payment of notice periods, redundancy payments, severance payment s to name a few.
Biz Momentum can assist you with determining what you must pay your employees and assist you safely navigate Fair Work requirements.
Recent recoveries by Fair Work included:
$16,900 for two Fortitude Valley cleaners underpaid their redundancy entitlements
$16,000 for a Kangaroo Point educator underpaid wages in lieu of notice and accrued annual leave on termination of employment
$7400 for a Indooroopilly food and beverage assistant underpaid hourly overtime and penalty rates
$7300 for a manager in the CBD underpaid severance pay
“There’s a dramatic change in the workplace today which should be a major concern to every HR department and boardroom.” (the Australian) It is being widely reported that many managers and workers are intending to move. Many believe that their sacrifices during the GFC have gone unrewarded.
Unless employers took action, companies risked losing their most talented employees and would be forced to pay the higher costs of recruiting new staff.
Employees rated being well rewarded along with development opportunities as being their top two choices.
There are strategies you can take to retain valuable employees and at Biz Momentum we can assist you in this process.
Contact us at (INFO ( AT ) BIZ-MOMENTUM.COM) OR TELEPHONE US ON 61 7 3349 5662. Biz Momentum operates Australia wide.
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. For further assistance contact Biz Momentum 07 3349 5662
It’s vital that everyone in your organisation has a written outline of their role; a position description.
Position descriptions clarify what you can ask your employees to do AND give you the back-up you need if they refuse to follow your instructions.
With the introduction of modern awards as at 1 January 2010 there are detailed classifications that apply to your business when remunerating your employees. If your position descriptions are incorrect you could find yourself subject to claims for backpay.
Writing detailed position descriptions can be time consuming and costly. We at Biz Momentum have developed a suite of Job Descriptions that comply with legislation, pre-written and cost effective.
Contact us today to see how we can assist you. www.biz-momentum.com (T) 07 33495662 or email info (AT) biz-momentum.com ‘We service you whereever you are located’.
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.
There seems to be some confusion within the Chiropractic Profession in respect to the new modern award ‘the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010’.
We at Biz Momentum have assisted practices safely navigate the requirements of these changes resulting from award coverage and the new Fair Work Act.
You can help yourself by contacting us www.biz-momentum.com (T) 61 7 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’.
BUSINESSES will be forced to employ minimum numbers of females in the workplace under new laws being considered by the Federal Government.
Bosses employing 15 or more people will be required to report on the gender balance in the workplace under proposals in a new government commissioned report.
A “DELIBERATELY dishonest” manager sacked after colluding with his colleagues to defraud his employer has had the manner of his dismissal ruled unreasonable by Fair Work Australia.
In the latest decision to concern employers, the tribunal found that the employee’s admission that he had taken money from his employer, Kings Transport and Logistics, warranted his termination.
Fair Work said the employee’s actions were “deliberately dishonest” and he had “conducted himself in a manner fundamentally inconsistent with the basic expectations of an employee”.
But while the tribunal found the reason for his sacking was valid, it ruled that it was unreasonable because of the way the company had investigated the allegations.
“The evidence before me indicates that Kings has demonstrated an entirely inconsistent approach to the employees involved in this behaviour,” it said.
“This could only be described as managerial incompetence”.
The message is clear; conduct procedures and processes professionally.