Redundancies are a fact of contemporary employment. This has been exacerbated by the economic impact of Covid-19 across many industries. The fact that redundancies occur or are anticipated regularly within a workplace can be extremely challenging for the employer, the directly affected employees, and the rest of the workforce. If poorly implemented a redundancy can result in long-term damage to your employer brand and create ongoing trust issues for remaining employees. The benefits of Outplacement

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has released its final determination on amendments to the piece work arrangements under the Horticulture Award, including announcing the implementation date for the amendments being 28 April 2022. The FWC has chosen 28 April 2022, to allow employers time to prepare for the implementation of these significant changes, including potential changes to payroll systems, recruitment practices and supervision arrangements. From 28 April 2022, there will be a mandatory minimum wage

November 11, 2021 heralds in a new era in workplace sexual harassment regulation with the commencement of the jurisdiction of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to hear and determine applications for Stop Sexual Harassment orders.   From 11 November 2021, the FWC commences its new jurisdiction which allows employees to make direct applications to the FWC for orders to be applied in the workplace to stop workplace sexual harassment. Like its jurisdiction in making orders

As many States and Territories move to ‘open up’ following Covid 19 vaccination milestones many of our clients are asking us – what does this mean for employment? The easy answer is – a lot remains unknown.  But let’s face it, this isn’t particularly useful.  In this article we address the commonly asked questions around vaccinations in the workplace based on the current information available. Do I need to make sure my employees are vaccinated

We are very proud to announce that Mazars – HR and IR Consulting have achieved a 100% voluntary vaccination rate. A big ‘thank you’ to everyone in the team doing their bit in the fight against COVID!