by Paulette | Jul 13, 2023 | Employment Relations, HR Solutions, Informational Snip bits
Did you know that if your company’s HR policies aren’t easily understandable, and you dismiss an employee for violating those policies, the Fair Work Commission can deem it unfair dismissal? And besides the legal issues (which often lead to reputational...
by | Mar 6, 2021 | Employment Relations, Offers and Packages, workplace policies and procedures
Reasons for having written policies Number of reasons There are a number of good reasons for having written workplace policies in place. Not the least of these is the fact that workplace policies are useful documents to rely on when a legal dispute arises between an...
by | Feb 10, 2020 | Award Provisions, Workplace Articles
Importance of Updating and reviewing your company policies and procedures Employee handbooks should be reviewed and updated at least on an annual basis, and an employer may want to consider reviewing the handbook every six months. While the core elements of policies...
by | May 9, 2016 | Performance Management, Workplace health and Safety
Workplace Bullying – the impact beyond the workplace Most people might not agree with the phenomenon of workplace bullying or the fact that it actually exists but the truth is that it not only exists but it also results in creation of an unhealthy environment in the...
by admin2022 | Mar 17, 2016 | Employment Relations, Legislation Updates
Human resource policies and procedures allow companies to be consistent with their values whilst following their HR policies and procedures. Often, many workplaces encounter issues where staff were unaware of a particular policy that they have breached, with lack of...