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Australia’s Top Employers
Move over, Google – constructions product provider Hilti is the top employer in the country based on human resources consulting firm Aon Hewitt’s new Best

Casual employment to permanent — a right?
The rules around an employee’s entitlement to be made a permanent employee after working a period of casual employment should be checked in the relevant

Our First Member’s Feedback!
I asked for feedback from our first member, and this is what I received: Mount Isa City Council employees 200 people not including contractors. I

Some tips preventing adverse action claims
Be very clear about your reasons for taking action against an employee, and be able to prove them — to minimise the prospect of adverse

Sham Contract?
Sham contracting is an attempt by an employer to misrepresent or disguise an employment relationship as an independent contracting arrangement. Employers may do this to

7 Tips to Improve Employee Engagement
Listening to employees and breaking down bureaucracies are among the most effective ways to improve engagement and empowerment, according to a recent management competition. Results

Employer’s lack of social media policy results in reinstatement
In Brief In a recent FWA decision, an employee was reinstated following termination for allegedly derogatory and harassing comments about managers posted on his Facebook

Four Valid Reasons for Employee Termination
A valid reason for termination should be classified into at least one of four categories: capacity, conduct, performance or termination on the grounds of redundancy.

Employment Law Workshop
Presented a workshop tonight for business owners on their employment law obligations and how to comply. We discussed the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standard,

Café owes workers $138,000, must report wages for three years
A Lismore café, which underpaid its workers $138,000, will have to report its wage rates to the Fair Work Ombudsman for the next three years.
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