Why it’s important to agree on days and hours to be worked. Whether it’s a new role or casual conversion to a permanent part-time status, agreeing on a pattern of days and hours worked is important. What are Ordinary Hours and why are they important? Ordinary hours refers to the hours that an employer has…
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The recent amendments to the parental leave provisions in the Fair Work Act acknowledge the trauma associated with losing a child. The Fair Work Amendment (Improving Unpaid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies and Other Measures Bill 2020) was given assent in late November 2020. The changes to the Act are intended to improve…
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The National Employment Standards (NES)* permit an employer to direct an employee to take paid annual leave if the requirement is reasonable. Requiring staff to use some of their accrued annual leave for a shutdown between Christmas and New Year would be considered reasonable in most cases. But like everything, there are always exceptions. And…
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Can you believe it is only 10 weeks to Christmas. If they haven’t already, employees will soon be asking for time off over the Christmas/New Year period. If it is ‘business as usual’ at your workplace over the holiday season, you will appreciate how much of a headache approving leave at Christmas can be, and…
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