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We often hear that employers are experiencing employees, who are considered to be the ‘high performers’ and ‘the talent’ of the organisation, just resign and walk out of the door! Employees leave roles that they are good at and happy with for a multitude of reasons; and we have found that the top three reasons

  Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? I\’m starting a new business and I\’m about to put on my first staff member – what do I do? My team is not performing to the standard I expect I don\’t have any HR resources, I need advice and support I\’m not sure my workplace is

With school back in full swing, we have been answering a number of enquiries around staff requesting flexible working hours.  Staff members are trying to balance both work and the responsibilities of caring for their school-aged children. Are you aware that there is a provision under the National Employment Standards and Fair Work Act around

  As the festive season fast approaches there is talk about the staff Christmas party and taking a much needed holiday! Being proactive and planning not only your Christmas celebrations but more importantly understanding your employer obligations and employee entitlements is crucial over this period. Now is the time to consider: Will your business implement

We recently came across a great article commending the virtues of writing a ‘To Do List’, interestingly the advantages are more far reaching than we expected. We found out that the good old ‘To Do List’ is as an essential tool in day to day life, both work and personal. We use daily, weekly, monthly

It’s an ever changing employment landscape with ins, outs and roundabouts to constantly navigate. Are you aware that there are protections for candidates / potential employees under the Fair Work Act and Regulations?  The recruitment process is another area that can expose employers to a wide range of risks such as discrimination and breach of

It’s finally been confirmed; the Coalition will be returned to Government with Malcolm Turnbull leading the charge (at least for the moment). During the election, the Liberal Party had a number of Industrial Relations policies relating to the protection and increased safeguard of vulnerable workers.  During the election campaign, if returned to power, the Coalition

We are proud to be associated with and a Gold Sponsor of the 2016 Walsh Accountants Entrepreneurs Cup.  This is a fantastic networking opportunity for like minded businesses to get together over fine food and wine – oh and to watch a game of Polo.  A family friendly event : 31st July 10.30am – 6.00pm. Tickets can be

superstream small bus As a small business employer, are you aware of SuperStream? If you have 19 or fewer employees you must meet the ATO SuperStream standard by 30th June, 2016. If you have 20 or more employees, hopefully you are already using SuperStream which came into effect from the 31st October, 2015. More information

Only 22 sleeps until Christmas and even less before many businesses shut down for the Christmas / New Year period.  This \’shut down\’ period will impact the leave entitlements and payments of your employees. There are many things to consider regarding entitlements i.e. Are your employees paid under an award? Do all your employees have

2015 Christmas Function Information   With the silly season nearly upon us, the staff Christmas function is a hot topic of conversation around the coffee machine. As you are no doubt in the midst of organising this year’s Christmas function, it’s now a good time to remind you of the risks involved in end of