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Did you know we have a podcast? Here is out first episode all about Payroll & Compliance: Join host Karen Hillen in the debut episode of the My HR Partner Podcast as she demystifies payroll intricacies, delves into compliance essentials, and shares invaluable HR strategies for business triumph. Tune in for expert insights that will transform the way you approach HR in your organisation.

Employees often get penalty rates if they are required to work weekends, public holidays, overtime, late night or early morning shifts. The rates are usually set out in their Award or Agreement. You may also have something different in your employment contract if you pay above Award rates. An employee must always be better off overall so you can’t pay less than the Award or Agreement entitlements

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Do I really need HR policies? 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 Yes, it's a great way to make sure your employees know the "rules" of your business. HR policies are an effective way to give guidance to your employees about what you expect of them, what they can expect of you, their rights & responsibilities & legislative requirements. HR policies can cover social media, leave, code of conduct, vehicle use, attendance & absenteeism, WHS, performance management, drugs & alcohol, internet & email use and lots more Find out more about our HR policies here: https://lnkd.in/gXznzU7B

The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. - 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗶

If you need to make changes in your business & it results in redundancy, it's important to understand the process & what your employees are entitled to. Fair Work expect to see that you have conducted a consultation process with your employees before confirming that positions have been made redundant. If your business has less than 15 employees, you may not have to pay redundancy payments, but you still need to give your employee notice. The minimum notice periods are: 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱 1 year or less 1 week More than 1 year - 3 years 2 weeks More than 3 years - 5 years 3 weeks More than 5 years 4 weeks Employees have to get an extra week of notice if they’re over 45 years old 𝗮𝗻𝗱 have worked for the employer for at least 2 years. There are some Awards that have industry specific clauses that give an entitlement to payment of redundancy payments even if you have a business with less than 15 employees. These Awards also have a different definition of redundancy. Employees covered by Awards like the Building and Construction General On-site Award & the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award are also entitled to redundancy payments even if they resign because of the definition of redundancy in these Awards. Get in contact if you need advice about redundancy https://lnkd.in/gGquwkyn

December 2024 Public Holidays Tues 24 Dec 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 - Qld 6pm to midnight & NT 7pm to midnight Wed 25 Dec 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 - all states and territories Thurs 26 Dec 𝗕𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘆 - all states and territories Tues 31 Dec 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 - Qld 6pm to midnight & NT 7pm to midnight 🗓️ Employees that work on a public holiday are entitled to be paid penalty rates 🗓️ Permanent employees are entitled to have the day off on a public holiday and be paid (this applies for part time employees on days they would normally work) 🙋 Employers are allowed to ask employees to work on a public holiday, but the request must be reasonable. An employee has the right to refuse if they have reasonable grounds, or the request is unreasonable.

Poor performing employees can have a negative effect on a business. It’s important to make sure that you address any issues quickly to support your employee to improve their performance. Having a really good process to follow will lower the risk of an employee submitting an unfair dismissal claim if you need to let them go after a performance management process if they don't show any improvement. We are about to release our very first course that gives you a step by step process to follow when you need to manage an employee's poor performance

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𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 Depending on the Award that covers your business, if you’re planning to shut down over the Christmas/New Year period, you need to give your employees between 28 days' & 2 months' written notice of the shutdown period. If an employee doesn’t have enough paid annual leave to cover the whole period of the shutdown, you can agree to annual leave in advance or leave without pay. But you can’t direct an employee to take unpaid leave if they don’t want to. Your Award will have the det