by Rob Stevenson | 3 September 2014 | Bulletin, Employment
Consider this scenario. Your best salesperson, X, resigns. Before long, you notice a drop off in orders from several customers. When you phone a long standing client, they tell you that they are continuing to give orders to X, who is with a new employer (or has set...
by Rob Stevenson | 9 March 2014 | Bulletin, Employment
It may be March already but its not too late to implement that new years resolution to get your workplace basics right. Observing these 10 commandments will pay dividends in managing your business, particularly when a relationship goes bad: Rule 1 – Consider...
by Rob Stevenson | 14 May 2012 | Bulletin, Employment
Over the years, we have fielded several calls which start along the lines of: “We would like to terminate X’s employment, he/she is employed on a permanent casual basis so we don’t have to pay anything, do we?” OR “X is a casual employee, working the same hours each...
by Rob Stevenson | 7 November 2011 | Bulletin, Employment
In a recent case, a Telstra employee was successful in obtaining compensation for injuries suffered when she fell down the stairs at home (twice) whilst working from home. The case received widespread publicity with most media reporting on the expected wave of similar...
by Rob Stevenson | 1 July 2011 | Bulletin, Employment
Employers thinking that award requirements can be avoided by using an Individual Flexibility Agreement (IFA) may be disappointed. Unlike the old Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs), IFAs are less secure and narrower in their application. An IFA can vary certain...
