An effective people strategy is instrumental in your company’s ability to engage, develop and attract top talent. After all, having the right people can have a huge impact on the success of your business. The first layer - What is a people strategy? At its core, a robust people strategy underpins your...
From 27 February 2024, the details of gender pay gaps in individual businesses across Australia will be published by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) with the aim to accelerate change for workplace gender equality.
New legislation now makes intentional wage theft a criminal offence Australia-wide, with employers who deliberately underpay workers subject to severe penalties.
On 1 July 2023, a number of changes made to the paid parental leave scheme came into effect, making the payments more accessible and gender neutral.
As of 1 July 2023, the National Minimum Wage has increased to now be $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour. This minimum wage increase will have a direct impact on employees under the Modern Award system, with a 5.75% increase to the modern award minimum wages. These wage increases take effect...
As of 1 May 2023, the Fair Work Commission has made significant changes regarding an employer’s right to direct employees to take leave during a temporary shutdown.
In 2023, the concept of employee value proposition (EVP) has become even more important as companies compete for top talent in an increasingly competitive job market. An EVP is essentially the unique set of benefits, rewards, and opportunities that an organisation offers to its employees in exchange for their skills,...
Safe Work Australia reports that one in three people (33%) have experienced sexual harassment at work in the last five years. New legislation related to sexual harassment and discrimination in 2023.In late 2022, two significant changes to legislation were passed with regards to sexual harassment and discrimination. Both will impact...
The Australian Government has passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022. This legislation amends the Fair Work Act to change a number of existing rules and introduces a range of new workplace laws across 2022 and 2023. Importantly, for business, some initial changes came into effect...
Every year, millions of Australians, regardless of socio-economic background, religion, education level, age, gender or sexual orientation will experience family or domestic violence in some form. Most of these victims are either in paid employment, and/or paid employment is an important pathway out of those violent relationships. As an employer,...
This morning, the Fair Work Commission has made a decision to increase the minimum wage by 5.2%, from $20.33 to $21.38 per hour. This minimum wage increase will have a direct impact on employees under the Modern Award system, with a 4.6% increase to the modern award minimum wages. For many organisations, the...
Effective performance management is essential to growing and scaling your business. It allows you to tap into employees’ abilities, motivations, performance, and – of course – get the results you want. “What gets measured gets done” – Peter Drucker With the right performance management tools and processes, you can ensure your employees,...
