Using the Probation Period Effectively: Traps and Pitfalls
When you hire a new employee, it's common practice to initiate their tenure with a probationary period. This trial phase allows you to evaluate the employee's fit and performance within…
It’s a networking event and you’re invited: Master Your Marketing with BNI
Come along to BNI Eastern's Master Your Marketing event and learn about how to more effectively market your business from the greatest local businesses that Melbourne has to offer! You'll…
2024’s Workforce Challenges: A Call to Action for Business Owners and Employers
2024 has only just began and a new issue has already reared its head in the Australian business world. Namely, almost one-third of businesses are grappling with significant staff shortages.…
Navigating 2024: Key Business Trends to Embrace
Although it is still not quite certain what 2024 will mean for all of us, there are a number of issues and stories out that we believe are important to…
Navigating the Hybrid Work Landscape: A Balancing Act for Australian Employers
In the ever-evolving landscape of Australian workplaces, a significant divergence of opinions on the future of work has surfaced. Nearly four years post the paradigm shift caused by the pandemic,…
Key Changes to Professional Employees Award: Overtime and Penalty Rates Explained
The Australian professional workforce is set to experience significant changes, impacting those covered by the Professional Employees Award. Effective from the first full pay period starting on or after September…
Christmas / New Year Business Shutdown and Award Staff Leave Changes
Christmas / New Year Business Shutdown and Award Staff Leave Changes Many businesses could be effected by the Fair Work (FW) Commission and new clauses and changes to the shutdown…
Creating Effective Job Ads: Tips for Employers
Sometimes, nothing can be more nerve-wracking as a manager or business than the prospect of having to hire a new employee. Before you get to the interview questions and preparation, or…
Getting Your Business Into Gear: The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act Changes Are Now in Effect
As of right now, the new flexible working arrangements and bargaining process specified under the government's proposed Secure Jobs, Better Pay reforms are now in effect. In other words, a…
Parental Leave Changes as of 1 July 2023: Are You Ready?
New federal laws were passed in June 2023, which have made major alterations to the Parental Leave Scheme. Our question is: is your business ready for this? All employers and…
