If your sexual harassment prevention strategy begins and ends with “we have a policy,” you’re not compliant-and you’re definitely not protected. I’ve had dozens of conversations with business owners and HR leaders over the past year, and the same pattern keeps emerging: “We’ve got a policy. We do training. Isn’t
If you’ve got all three in place, kept current, and confirmed compliant – genuinely, well done. That puts you ahead of most of the employers we work with. But in our experience, most employers who come to us either don’t have these essential documents in place at all, or haven’t
You keep your staff by fixing the three things that drive most retention problems – who you’re recruiting, what you’re covering in induction and onboarding, and the culture you’re actually fostering day to day – because staff rarely leave for just one reason, and almost never without warning signs along
If an employee lodges an unfair dismissal claim against you, your first step is to get expert HR and legal guidance immediately, because you have a strict, short window to respond and how you handle that initial response can determine the outcome of the entire case. That timeframe catches almost
As an Australian employer, you need to comply with the Fair Work Act, the applicable Modern Award, the Work Health and Safety Act and Codes of Practice, and a growing set of positive duties covering sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and psychosocial hazards. That’s a lot to hold in your head
You solve a difficult staff problem by getting clear on exactly what your options are before you do anything else – not by guessing, not by hoping it resolves itself, and definitely not by jumping straight to termination. That might not be the answer you were expecting. Most employers who
This week, I registered for an event that stopped me in my tracks. The topic? Payroll governance. Not the most exciting subject, I’ll admit. But as an HR consultant working with small businesses across Australia, I’ve seen firsthand what happens when businesses treat payroll as an afterthought rather than a
Has employee morale taken a dive in your business lately? If not, then congratulations. But unfortunately, dramatic drops in morale and engagement are far more common than most business owners expect, and it’s a good reminder that employers need to invest just as much time focusing on psychological employee needs
Apple doesn’t release iOS updates and hope for the best. They test every device, every configuration, every edge case before release. Most employers treated July 1 like a deadline. Update the rates. Process the pay run. Move on. But that’s not where compliance risks show up. They show up
