An employment contract is an agreement between the employer and the employee. It sets out whether the employment is full-time, part-time or casual. It also sets out the specific terms and conditions of employment. You can’t force someone to sign or agree to a contract so it’s a really good idea to make sure the …
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When you employ people, keeping accurate records is important. Most employee records don’t need to be kept in hard copy so having electronic copies can be a great way to store information. There are a number of cloud-based systems that you can use to store information. Documentation that needs a signature can either be scanned …
How do you know if a person is allowed to work in Australia? When you’re recruiting, you need to ensure that the people that you’re interviewing are legally allowed to work in Australia. Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens are legally allowed to work in Australia. Visas give rights to people who …
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Annual Leave Annual leave (also known as holiday pay) is an entitlement under the National Employment Standards (NES) & allows an employee to be paid while having time off from work. Awards, enterprise agreements & other registered agreements can’t offer less than the NES but they can give more annual leave to employees. A business …
What Induction Paperwork do I need for my new employee? The time has come - your business needs to employ staff. This is a very exciting time. When you get to this point in your business, there’s a lot that needs to be done to ensure you've got everything covered. Position descriptions, Job Advertisements, Interviews, …
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Some reasons why an employee may be underperforming When you’re running a business and you employ people, there will be times when things happen that may affect how an employee works or interacts with your clients, customer and other team members. If an employee’s work performance changes, there may be many reasons for this and …
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What are the questions I shouldn't ask a job applicant? The time has come to hire new staff. You have received the applications, interviews have been booked in and now you need to decide what interview questions to ask. There are plenty of questions that you can ask during the interview process to help you …
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2018 Christmas period public holidays The Christmas/New Year holidays are fast approaching. Here is a brief explanation of the main things you need to know about paying employees for public holidays over the Christmas period and into next year. Permanent full-time employees are entitled to have a paid day off (on their base rate of …
Are you complying with the Modern Award that covers your employees? Awards can be confusing, especially if you have a business where you have employees covered by different Awards. Misinterpretation of the rules can, unfortunately, leave businesses vulnerable to penalties. When employers pay above award rates, there can be a misconception that they can reduce …
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It’s Christmas – time to celebrate!! The Christmas season is fast approaching and the Christmas Parties and end of year celebrations are being organised. Many workplaces have a Christmas Party of some sort. It could be a low key dinner, visiting a venue with music and food or an action event such as paintball, laser …