Workplace Relations
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How to hire successfully for medium-sized businesses
Kelly Barcelos | January 7, 2020When it comes to talent acquisition for medium-sized businesses, there is no room for error, every hire matters and only the best talent can drive growth.
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Woolworths Group extends paid leave for rural fire service volunteers
First 5000 | December 30, 2019Woolworths Group has announced that paid leave entitlements have been extended to four weeks for team members, covered by an Enterprise Agreement (EA), who volunteer for rural fire services.
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AMWU ready to fight for workers’ personal leave in the High Court
First 5000 | December 18, 2019The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) was disappointed but unsurprised by last week’s High Court decision to grant special leave to Mondelez International and the Australian Government to appeal the decision of the Federal Court in Mondelez v AMWU.
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Hume to see more small business disputes resolved locally
First 5000 | December 17, 2019Hume’s small business owners will have more support when it comes to disputes, with the Victorian Small Business Commission (VSBC) having local mediator David Martin come on board.
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Source shares Christmas party workplace behaviour template
Sean Melbourne | December 13, 2019If your business is having a Christmas Party its important for your employees to understand appropriate behaviour. The HR team at Source has put together a template you can use.
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BDO Reward engage AI technology to combat non-inclusive workplace behaviours
First 5000 | November 21, 2019BDO Reward has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Israeli based Cassiopeia an artificial intelligence (AI) technology company that provides businesses with the insights they need to foster a healthier and more inclusive workplace.
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Podcast: the 5-hour workday
Craig West | November 14, 2019Work less hours and get more done. Host Craig West speaks to managing director of accounting and financial advisory firm Collins SBA, Jonathan Elliot, about how he revolutionised his workplace by introducing a 5-hour workday.
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1000 jobs for Christmas
Jobfind | November 8, 2019Can you imagine how different Christmas would be if you didn’t have a job? Better still, can you imagine how special Christmas could be if you started work and had some extra money to buy your children a special little gift?
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Cup Day sickies cause headaches for employers
Sean Melbourne | November 5, 2019Falling ill or getting injured is a natural part of life. No reasonable employer can expect their employees to never take a day of sick leave but there can be an increase in false sick leave claims around events like the Melbourne Cup.
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How the gig economy could create hidden tax issues
First 5000 | November 1, 2019Workers and employers are benefitting from the burgeoning gig economy in which people work part-time or on a project basis, often for a stable of employers. However, this is creating some uncertainty around whether people are independent contractors or employees, or a hybrid of both.
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Rehiring retrenched workers should be a condition of mining lease: Union
First 5000 | November 1, 2019The Miners Union today said a court decision overturning an appeal against the New Acland Stage 3 expansion had come too late to save the jobs of 150 mineworkers at the Darling Downs coal mine.
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Negligent employers face jail under new workplace manslaughter laws
First 5000 | October 29, 2019Workplace manslaughter will become a criminal offence, under tough new legislation introduced in Victorian Parliament today.
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More working holiday visas a kick in the guts to unemployed Aussies
First 5000 | October 3, 2019Unions have described the Federal Government’s tripling of the number of Polish citizens eligible to work in Australia on Working Holiday Visas as a kick in the guts to local unemployed workers.
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Wharfies stop work to protest loss of crane work
First 5000 | September 30, 2019Wharfies will stop work across the Port of Newcastle today, incensed by a move by management to stop wharfies from driving a new bulk unloading crane, threatening the job security of local workers.
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More than 80 per cent of Asian-Australians experience discrimination: new study
First 5000 | September 13, 2019New research finds that many Asian-Australians experience discrimination in the workplace, which impacts on opportunities to move into senior leadership positions