They don’t employ the right people. They don’t maintain their people properly and they don’t manage poor performance until it is too late to fix.
This article is the first in a three part series in which Chris Delaney provides practical advice on overcoming these basic mistakes made by employers.
The federal government’s Fair Work Bill has been passed, after much debate and with many amendments. At the same time, further legislation has been introduced to provide for the transition to the new system, expected to commence in July 2009. This special edition of Employment Matters outlines both these important developments. Read more…
A company is only as good as the quality of its employees, and keeping good workers at all skill levels is getting more difficult. Millions of new job vacancies have forced growing numbers of headhunters, competitors, and understaffed firms to aggressively seek, and hire away, other companies’ employees. Read more…
Employees may at some stage require time off to attend jury service. Jury service is almost impossible to evade, and, in the majority of cases, the courts regard the need to attend work as insufficient reason for exempting an employee from jury service. Read more…
What records must employers keep? Employers who engage workers under the WorkChoices legislation are legally required to keep accurate and complete time and wages records and issue pay slips to each worker. The record-keeping and pay slip requirements are designed to ensure that workers receive their correct wages and conditions. Read more…