Australian workplace law and employee exploitation is a topic that has received a lot of media attention in recent months. From million-dollar corporates to local franchises, it is an all-too common area for slip-ups, regardless of the size of the business. We’ve seen this become a recurring issue that has plagued high-profile names like 7-Eleven […]
EI gives the small business community the opportunity to ask our employment experts their burning employment questions.
Sheryl Sandberg’s recently published book “Lean In” has been described as the modern manifesto for women in the workplace.
Marissa Mayer imposed a blanket ban on Yahoo employees working from home. However, in Australia, flexible working options are becoming standard practice with proposed legislation in the pipeline.
The importance of using technology to improve your business can not be overstated and doesn’t necessarily require any major upheaval or stress.
Australia’s economic conditions are predicted by some to take a downward turn in 2013, meaning employers large and small are growing anxious about an economic slump and the potential for China’s growth to go into reverse.
Next month sees the start of plain packaging laws for all tobacco products sold in Australia. From December all tobacco must be sold in plain packets featuring no commercial logos.
If zero tolerance for sexism is the new parliamentary standard, should it also be the standard for the typical Australian workplace?
Employment contracts are common practice and serve as a written agreement between employer and employee. Surprisingly, many employers still engage employees without any finalised terms of employment.
A growing business makes for a minefield of procedure, best practice and legislative obligations. Whether the on-boarding new staff members or performing a fair dismissal check, the absence of certain HR structures leads to an unnecessary waste of time and money.
