After what has been a difficult year across the world, 2020 is drawing to a close. There are around 12 working days left before Christmas and employers should be thinking about how to effectively balance maximum productivity with employee well-being in the run up to Christmas and over the festive season if you remain open. […]

Integrated HR is proudly aligned with Study Gold Coast and their Talent For Business Growth Program and over the last year has hosted 3 human resources interns from Griffith University, Gold Coast. Our current intern, Jade, shares with us her experience so far. Jade / My Internship Experience …. So Far …. University is a

On Friday 19th June, The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its decision regarding an increase to the National Minimum Wage (NMW). In its decision the FWC determined it was appropriate to increase the minimum wage by 1.75%. The varied modern award minimum wages would be implemented in three operative dates. Stage two of the

The recruitment process can be time-consuming and finding the right person seems like a needle in a haystack.  After you\’ve reviewed 150+ applications and reviewed them all, made some pre-screen phone calls, then conducted face-to-face interviews it can be a relief when you\’ve found \’the one\’!  However, don\’t let your process stop there.  We have

Our good friends at Astute Administration Services have provided us with 7 Tips to Guide You Through the End of Financial Year.  Managing Director, Soonah and the team at Astute Administration Services (bookkeeping specialists) aim “to empower business owners around their finances by removing confusion, doubt and anxiety and replacing it with clarity, direction and focus.”

If you pay your employees an Annual Salary rather than an hourly rate it is important that you ensure the salary meets the requirements of the relevant award. The salary must sufficiently cover and include: Minimum wages Allowances Overtime and penalty rates Leave loading Recently IBM back paid 1,647 employees over $12million as they failed

As you can imagine as Human Resourcing professionals, we come across some interesting, challenging and quite frankly some mind-boggling situations and incidents. We recently came across a case where an employer had requested some honest feedback from their employees, this resulted in an employee providing an extensive dossier that repeatedly referred to their boss as

Selecting the right candidate for a business is both complex and challenging. One of the biggest tips that we could give you is to follow your gut instinct and not ignore any red flags that appear during the recruitment process or even during the probation period. We have seen many cases where a business may

From 1 July 2020, eligible employees now have the ability to split their Government Funded Parental Leave Pay (PLP) so they take it over 2 periods within 2 years. Employees can claim PLP for 1 set period and 1 flexible period.  Previously, employees could only use PLP as one continuous 18 week period. Parental Leave

Effective from 1 July 2020 WorkCover Queensland implemented tighter compliance requirements of employers. The change being that the reporting of injuries and payments are required to be declared even if a claim is not made by the employee. All employers are now required to report injuries sustained by workers for which a workers’ compensation claim

Did you know that on 21st August 2019 the Federal Court passed a decision regarding the method of accruing and taking paid personal / carer’s leave for the purposes of the National Employment Standards under the Fair Work Act 2009.  The High Court granted these applications on 13 December 2019 and an appeal was heard