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

Yesterday (18th November, 2015) a fresh investigation was launched into a Varsity Lakes business  in relation to staff not being paid correctly or at all.  Late last year the same business was also fined $29,000 and its sister restaurant in Mermaid was fined $70,000 for similar workplace breaches. If your business comes under an award

Last week we visited the Fair Work Commission in Brisbane and were privileged to sit in on a presentation delivered by Deputy President Ingrid Asbury on the FWC Anti-bullying jurisdiction.  We were given the opportunity to talk in detail with Deputy President Asbury regarding workplace bullying and how the Commission reviews and considers each and

Did you know that if you are an employer, you must provide your employee with a payslip within one working day of paying their wages? This is just one of your Fair Work employer obligations. IHR can help you to ensure that you are meeting all your employer obligations. Don\’t hesitate, don\’t put yourself at