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IR Update July 2024 | The Season of IR Change
The past 12 months have seen a raft of IR changes in Australia. It has left employer spinning, madly trying to understand the practicalities of the legislation and figuring out what does and does not impact on their business. Our team has spent the...
A Vision Statement, which brings Hope and Direction to a Business
"While cancer exists, we will diminish its impact." If there is a powerful vision to ever feel connected with, this is it. It’s the vision of Toowoomba’s not-for-profit organisation, Hope Horizon, which provides much-needed holistic cancer care,...
What do Basil, Deckboys and the Funeral Industry Have in Common?
It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke right? Well, there is a connection, and it is the recent C14 decision released by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission earlier this year. 'C14’ has become the term coined to reference pay rates...
Prioritising People: Why AI Will Always Need a Human Heart.
- Rikki Gainey, Team & Culture Consultant I have always been a “people person”. My strong belief is that the people that we choose to surround ourselves with, in work or in life can have a significant impact on us and how we respond to...
Minimum Wage Increase a Reflection of Stagnant Productivity in Australia
– Naomi Wilson The Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced the 2024 minimum wage review outcome on June 3, 2024. The decision included that: This is a 3.75% increase to minimum award wages. The national minimum wage will increase to $915.90 per week...
Inaugural tree of hope planted at the new Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre
“The Tree of Hope is incredibly fitting of the powerful and tireless work the team at Hope of Horizons does for our community.” - Naomi Wilson, Focus HR Founding Director Hope Horizons is further spreading hope across Toowoomba with the planting of...
Induction & Onboarding
-Tamara Stopford, Leadership & Engagement Consultant I still get the jitters every time I start a new job! I love it—makes you feel alive! Camille Guaty In small business in particular, it is not uncommon for an induction and onboarding...
The Power of 8 Minutes
- Naomi Wilson Those who know me know that I love a good code word. Code words can be powerful ways to communicate with families, between friends and even within a workplace culture. Code words can be a 'safe' way to express something that can...
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...
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