10/07/2018

Many small and medium sized employers believe that casual staff are easier to hire, fire and manage, and lean towards this form of employment. A series of recent decisions has highlighted that casual employment is not straightforward and can be risky for employers. Despite labelling an employee as casual, and even paying the 25% casual loading, is not enough to definitively manage risk around unfair dismissal and even backpay for annual leave. Casuals who have employed on a ‘regular and

09/16/2018

One of the most common questions we get asked, and one of the most common issues we see is how staff are engaged with a business. Understanding the differences between using a contractor, or employing casuals or permanent staff has become even more critical with recent changes to awards on casual conversion. There is also the recent uncertainty created by a Federal Court decision that allowed an employee who was engaged as a casual, and paid a casual loading, to receive annual leave. In

07/29/2018

The HR Quarterly Index Dashboard Report is a HR Coach Australasia initiative that reports on the business and human resource developments of the past quarter. The report evaluates measurements of business confidence, policy changes, market volatility and people issues and identifies the perceived impact on business performance. Click the link below to get your copy of the latest report. Q3 2017/18 - Australian Quarterly Index Report This Quarter overall business confidence has remained the