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Real Estate Award Changes

The Real Estate Industry Award 2020 [MA000106] has been updated to clarify when employees are considered to be working and therefore entitled to be paid motor vehicle allowances. Effective from 1 March 2024, the Award’s existing motor vehicle...

Discipline and Termination

Why being judge, jury and executioner may cost your business thousands Imagine having to pay $12,000 for an unfair dismissal to an employee who was described by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) as having engaged in conduct that was...

Casual Employee definition and casual conversion process

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 introduced changes to the definition of casual employment and also a new process for casual conversion. What’s changed? Definition of casual employee The new laws introduce a...

Contractor vs Employee Rules

Turning back the clock for the contractor vs employee space, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 introduced new rules for determining whether or not someone is a genuine Contractor and these changes will largely...

Right to disconnect

The Right to Disconnect is the latest IR legislation on everyone’s lips, complete with all the normal misinformation, misinterpretation and fear mongering. But what is it really about? And in an era where we talk about the importance of...

Legislation Updates January 2024

Superannuation Entitlements Embedded in the NES From 1 January 2024, the National Employment Standards (NES) include a right to superannuation contributions. This means that unpaid or underpaid superannuation can be enforced under the Fair Work...

The problem with postponing people problems

"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them” - Henry Ford How many times have you heard or thought ‘management would be easy…if it weren’t for the people!’. Through our work with our clients, people...

Does your team know your Vision?

~ Tamara Stopford - Focus HR Leadership & Engagement Consultant Over my years in the workforce, I have been so fortunate to work for large corporate businesses, world recognised chains, not-for-profit organisations, and local small businesses....

Increased Flexibility for Authorised Salary Deductions

From 30 December 2023, employees will be able to authorise salary deductions made by their employer that are: recurring for amounts that vary from time to time. This means an employee can make a single written authorisation that allows their...