Category: Legal
- Featured, Legal, remuneration, Section, Secure Jobs Bill
In a new consultation paper, the Albanese government has laid out the fine points of its proposal for a ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ policy. What would this measure mean for HR, and what challenges could it pose?
- Featured, HR policies and procedures, Legal, Section
A recent FWC decision has highlighted the importance of having clear, concise, plain language workplace policies that employees can understand.
- Featured, Legal, remuneration, Section
Amid criminal prosecutions, million-dollar fines and high-profile court cases, employee underpayments are firmly in the spotlight. Organisations now have to ensure their payroll operations stand up to scrutiny – or face the consequences.
- Featured, Legal, Section, Secure Jobs Bill
The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has already caused a huge shift in the industrial relations landscape and the next tranche of changes is nearly at our doorsteps. Here are the key dates and details to keep on your radar.
- Featured, Legal, Section
As part of a new Code of Practice, employers will have a stronger obligation to manage employees’ psychosocial safety at work.
- Featured, Legal, Section
The Australian government has implemented a ban on social media platform TikTok on all public sector devices. How can HR craft a mobile phone policy fit for the new world of work?
- Featured, Legal, Section
If an investigation uncovers further evidence of misconduct after you’ve already dismissed an employee, can you use it to strengthen your case?
- Featured, Legal, Section, Strategic HR
Allowing employees to bring their children to work can be a great way to show support for working parents. However, HR should keep these legal risks on their radar before making the workplace family-friendly.
- Employment law, Featured, Legal, Section
Do non-compete clauses prevent healthy competition and compress wages? The Australian government has started conversations about potentially banning them from employment contracts.
- Diversity and Inclusion, Featured, Legal, Section
Even with the best of intentions, employers and HR leaders can skip over important compliance points when designing a diversity and inclusion policy. Two lawyers share some important factors for HR to keep in mind.
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- Featured, How to's, Trusted partnership
A HR practitioner offers a range of thought-provoking questions to help you plan your next career move.
- Featured, How to's, Section, Talent management
Keep these tips in mind to ensure your organisation’s probation periods go beyond being a tick-box exercise and become a driver of strong culture and high performance.
- Featured, How to's, Section, Trusted partnership
From building your case in advance to avoiding the trap of false politeness, use these strategies to help you engage in constructive dissent at the executive level.
LEGAL
- Featured, Legal, Workforce Effectiveness
A case currently before the Federal Circuit Court highlights the dangers of cutthroat, “win at all costs” work cultures. But where do courts draw the line between a competitive culture and a psychosocially unsafe work environment?
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
Ahead of a report into the latest Closing Loopholes legislation, we ask an expert lawyer to explain the casual conversion rules in their current form.
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
NSW has significantly raised the legal stakes for workplace health and safety compliance, including the management of psychosocial risks. Here’s what the changes mean in practice, and their implications for employers across Australia.
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
The new financial year will bring changes to pay, superannuation, parental leave, psychosocial risk management and more. Here’s what these changes will mean in practice for HR.
