Q: An employee on a part-time contract with a set amount of hours per day is occasionally required to work additional hours. Are they entitled to overtime rates for these hours? A: It would depend on the employee’s entitlements under their contract of employment, enterprise agreement or relevant award so that’s the first thing to
Q: We have a long-term employee who is seeking a 3-to-6-month break to visit his home in China. He has not disclosed the specific reason for the need to return to China – he simply stated it was due to a bad family situation. Am I within my rights to have a more detailed explanation? A: You have
Q: Can we extend a probation period? And then if we want to terminate their employment during that extended period, do we need to follow the warning process and offer them a witness at the termination of employment meeting? A: You can extend the probationary period in accordance with the contractual provision. However, if the employee’s length of
Q: We have an employee who works Tuesday to Thursday, but she regularly has Tuesdays off, blaming it on the illness on her children. It is affecting the productivity of the business – what can we do? A: The employee needs to provide a medical certificate for the Tuesday absences – you should request
October is Safe Work Month so I’m going to ask you a VERY important question! How committed are you REALLY to providing a safe workplace for your team members? Is WHS just a tick and flick to you? Every October Safe Work Australia focus on Safe Work Month and have
Have you ever considered outsourcing the HR activities in your business? I want to outline why you would outsource your HR function, and why clients outsource to us? Because we’re a bit different to other outsourced HR providers. Interested to hear how? Well, let me give you an insight… First
How clear are you on when an employment contract is needed? Do you know why having an employment contract is always advisable? How about what clauses need to go into the contract? I’m still surprised by the number of business owners operating without employment contracts in place. On average, 75% of the clients we work with every month
Susan Sheehan from SmartCoach7 TV presents Jackie Strachan, Founder, CEO & HR Strategist at HR Tactics – explaining the 5 HR strategies every business owner should be prioritising regardless of the number of employees you have. Here’s the interview where I asked Jackie to explain how her Company HR Tactics
Did you know there’s a way to reduce the time you spend on all the transactional HR tasks by up to 90%? So time is money yes? And for those of you who are still managing all your HR tasks internally without utilising any automation platform, you’ll know facilitating, managing,
