Published 17 November 2022 The employment contract governs one of the most significant relationships in people’s lives being that between the employee and employer. When well drafted, the employment contract is beneficial for both the employer and the employee as, amongst other things, it provides clarity regarding the obligations of both parties. In the last […]
Published 11 November 2022 An employee’s use of their private social media accounts has the capacity to affect an employer’s legitimate business interests in a number of different ways, including: If an employee in their own time, posts disparaging remarks relating to the business or its clients, which causes damage to the business’ reputation. If […]
Published 28 September 2022 Employees being able to socialise with each other can be an integral part of a successful and happy workplace. Further to this, officially endorsed ‘social events’ at work can be a great way to reward employees for their hard work and to help build team cohesion. Unfortunately, however, social events associated with […]
Published 24 August 2022 At some point, every employer will confront managing an employee who is suffering from an injury, medical condition or disability. When this occurs, it is important to know that there are legal protections for injured and ill employees and for employees with a disability. Whilst at times, an employee cannot continue […]
Published 21 April 2022 Businesses report that one of their biggest costs of managing their business is the cost of personal leave. Personal leave is an employee entitlement under the National Employment Standards, but is commonly misused, and this misuse costs the Australian economy millions of dollars each year. There are steps that all businesses […]
Published 23 March 2022 Managing performance effectively is one of the critical aspects of the management of any business. Employers who fail to tackle, promptly and effectively, the problem of underperforming employees, risk long running and often expensive legal and operational problems. Not only can poor performers undermine the efforts of co-workers and harm workplace […]