New Fair Work Ombudsman’s ‘Dob In Service’
Employers, business owners and managers beware!
If you are not sure where you stand in relation to your employees pay, conditions and entitlements now would be a good time to find out.
The new Fair Work Ombudsman’s ‘Anonymous Report’ function allows anyone to notify the agency of potential workplace issues via their website without having to provide their personal details. Continue Reading
Managing Drugs and Alcohol in the workplace
If a worker commits a negligent or wrongful act while they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the person in control of the business can be held liable for their behaviour unless steps have been taken to prevent it.
In fact, certain high risk industries have legislative provisions requiring the development of drug and alcohol programs to prohibit employees from working while affected by alcohol or drugs. Continue Reading
How technology is making it easy to manage HR & WHS compliance
A large majority of businesses now use the internet to automate their business processes. Managing employee information, contractors and workplace health and safety obligations shouldn’t be any different.
Even if you are a small business there are affordable software solutions that can provide legally compliant documentation and templates and reduce the need to store mounds of paper work in order to meet your compliance obligations, especially if you have a trusted and secure alternative. Continue Reading
Do a HR or WHS Compliance check on your business
- • Are your policies and practices protecting your business?
- • Is your business adhering to Australian legislation?
An audit of your Human Resources and/or Workplace Health and Safety management system or practices will help you avoid penalties and costs by identifying if your business is complying. It will also make you aware of what you need to know and take the stress out of meeting your obligations. Continue Reading
The complexity of managing maternity & parental leave with more changes to come…
Managing pregnancy and a return to work often presents challenges for small businesses especially when they don’t have access to Human Resource Staff or knowledge of workplace laws.
To add to the confusion, Parental leave legislation is about to undergo more changes and if passed will take effect from 1 July 2016.
Some of the key proposed changes may include: Continue Reading
