What You Need To Know About Working In Australia
Maximising Productivity: How To Manage A Temporary Workforce
Organisations take on temporary staff for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you have a peak season and need reinforcements to deal with the increase in workload. Or maybe you need to cover a role while someone is off on extended leave. Or a special project about to launch. Whatever the reason, temporary employees can provide […]
How To Write An Engaging Job Description
The Brief Job descriptions, or JDs as they are often known, are useful documents. In an organisation, they provide employees, supervisors, HR and senior management with a clear understanding of what a role involves and how it fits into the bigger picture. They are often used in-house for goal setting, pay and performance reviews as […]
What are the Benefits of Boomerang Employees?
Consider all aspects Boomerang employees are individuals who leave an organisation but then return after some time away. While some companies might hesitate to hire an ex-employee, others actively encourage them to come back. Why? Would you re-employee someone who had previously worked for your organisation? What are the benefits of boomerang employees? Boomerang employees […]
Super Guarantee Rate Increase
From 1 July 2024 the superannuation guarantee rate will increase from 11% to 11.5%. As an employer, it is compulsory to pay your eligible employees super guarantee (SG) at least 4 times a year. SG Contribution Quarters Quarter Period 1 1st July – 30 September 2 1st October – 31st December 3 1st January – 31st […]
National Minimum Wage Increase
The 2023-24 Wage Review Decision was announced by the Fair Work Commission on 3 June 2024. All employers need to review the wages and salaries of their employees to ensure compliance with the new minimum standards. The national minimum wage and all Modern Award minimum wages will increase by 3.75% from 1 July 2024. The […]
How To Write A Positive Recommendation Letter – Tips & Template
Supporting a former employee How would you respond if a former employee or professional colleague asked you to write a letter of recommendation for a job she is applying for? It may be an immediate ‘yes’. You’ve had ample opportunity to observe and interact with the individual in a work context and feel strongly about […]
What Skills Are In Demand In 2024
Future Job Skill Trends In October last year, the Australian Government released its annual Skills Priority List. The list provides information on occupations that have a shortage of employees, and is likely a good indication of what skills are in demand in 2024. Given ongoing low levels of unemployment in Australia, it’ll come as […]
Fair Work Reforms
On 7 December 2023, the Government passed several parts of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Bill), which includes various changes including: significant labour hire reforms expanded union delegate rights the introduction of a federal wage (and superannuation) theft offence Some of these changes will come into effect almost immediately and they will have a […]
Employment Outlook: What do the next 6 months hold for you?
Future Job Trends It’s January already! At this time of year, you may be wondering what the 2024 job market has in store. We’ve had a dive into the big picture to retrieve the key trends. Here is our look at the employment outlook. What do the next six months hold for you? And beyond? […]
