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COVID-19 Isolation Rules for Critical Workers
The Australian Government recently announced changes to close contact requirements for employees working in a range of critical industries that are close contacts of a person who has tested positive to COVID-19. In general, once a person who is a close contact has...
Parental Leave – Employer Rights and Responsibilities
Managing parental leave can be challenging for employers and potentially create an unexpected burden on businesses. Managing the leave, covering ongoing operations and managing employee expectations are all up for consideration when an employee applies for parental...
COVID-19 and managing workforce absenteeism in 2022
COVID-19 case numbers are rapidly escalating across Australia, together with the number of people who are required under public health orders to isolate while they await testing results and to quarantine as a result of being a close contact. It is anticipated that...
Supporting mental health and wellbeing for employees during COVID-19
The transition to and from the workplace and, in some instances, the ongoing requirement to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many varied mental health and wellbeing challenges. Australian workers have reported: Feeling isolated, lonely, or...
Do you need a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for your business?
As mandatory COVID-19 vaccination public health orders and re-opening maps are being implemented that exclude staff and customers from a variety of settings across Australia, many of our clients have been asking whether they should implement a COVID-19 Vaccination...
Have you heard about the new “Super Stapling” Legislation?
From 1 November 2021, employers need to comply with the new ‘super stapling’ requirements that will require a change to new employee onboarding processes. What is ‘super stapling’? Under the “super stapling” reforms, when a person moves jobs their existing...
The Elephant in the Room …. Annualised Salary Changes?
As businesses have needed to focus on the ongoing impacts of the COVID pandemic, dealing with the Fair Work annualised salary arrangement requirements may well have been inadvertently ignored by many employers. As a reminder, the Fair Work Commission handed down...
Remote Working and Maintaining High Employee Performance “Part 3” – Performance Management and the Virtual Disciplinary Meeting
In our final article on remote working and maintaining high employee performance, we look at the considerations for holding a virtual disciplinary meeting. In essence, the same principles apply to an online disciplinary meeting as to one that is conducted in person....
Remote Working and Maintaining High Employee Performance “Part 2” – Performance Management and the Virtual Performance Review
In our last newsletter, we looked at some tips to establish the foundations required for high levels of performance where employees work involves working remotely or in a hybrid work model. This week we discuss the topic of virtual performance review. When properly...