Must-Have HR Policies for Small Businesses in Australia
For Australian small businesses, compliance with employment legislation begins from the very first hire. However, navigating the complexities of these regulations can be time-consuming and overwhelming. That's where clear operating procedures or employee policies can...
Minimum Wage Increased by 5.2%
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that the National Minimum Wage will increase by 5.2% to $21.38 per hour. This represents an increase of $40 per week. They also ruled that modern award minimum rates will increase by 4.6%, subject to a minimum increase of $40 per...
Recruitment Interviewing Tips
When hiring a new employee, you naturally want the best person for the role. The most common recruitment process is when you interview a candidate to determine if they match your role. In a candidate-poor job market, you need to realise that while you are conducting...
Tips for Successfully Rolling Out a New Employee Manual to Your Team
How should a company that has never had an employee manual implement its new Employee Handbook with its team? Employee policy and procedure manuals should not exist in isolation. Implementing an employee manual is as important as the words on the page and needs...
Making Your Workplace Family Friendly
With the past few years of working from home due to COVID, many employees now are looking for workplaces that are family-friendly and that support hybrid working arrangements. A manager's responsibility is to actively assist employees in managing their work and family...
How To Improve Your Recruitment Results Through Social Media
The New Year is always a busy time for job seekers and businesses looking to fill roles for the coming year. But the world of job search has changed significantly in recent years. In the past businesses would list a vacancy on SEEK or another major job board, look at...
Updates to our NDIS Employee Manual Products Released
We have just released a series of updates to our NDIS Self Managers Direct Employment HR Manual and the NDIS Support Worker Agency HR Manual. Clients with current subscriptions to these products are invited to log into their member’s area and download the latest...
How to Write Workplace Policies and Procedures
Whether you have them written down or not, every business has operating procedures and guiding principles. These are "the way we do things around here" and are designed to: Guide decisions and actions. Get consistency of approach. Clarify expectations. Save time. But...
Updates to Our Employee Manual Products Released
We have just released a series of updates to our Instant HR Policies and Procedures Manual, New Employee Inductions, NDIS Self Managers Direct Employment HR Manual and the NDIS Support Worker Agency HR Manual. Clients with current subscriptions to these products are...
Delegation Tips: Does Your Business Suffer from SEP Syndrome?
Have you ever gone into a store, or contacted a business only to be told, "Sorry, that's not my department" and then get shuffled from person to person to try to find the elusive person to solve your problem? Often this shuffling is accompanied by finger-pointing and...
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