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HR Service Provider Awards – Employment Law
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HR Service Provider Awards – Employment Law

Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) has taken out silver at the inaugural HR Service Provider awards in Sydney for 2017.  

Apprentice pay under scrutiny in QLD
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Apprentice pay under scrutiny in QLD

If you employ apprentices, you may be required to make back-payments of wages from January 2014.   

Act now for WHS Queensland compliance
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Act now for WHS Queensland compliance

WHS laws are changing in Queensland, with severe penalties for non-compliance hitting individuals and businesses hard. 

Cocaine, copiers and workplace investigations
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Cocaine, copiers and workplace investigations

Whether it's establishing inappropriate use of the colour copier, or misconduct relating to the use of cocaine, workplace investigations should be the bread and butter of a HR practitioner’s skill set.

Top 10 tips for reviewing WHS procedures
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Top 10 tips for reviewing WHS procedures

Where do you start when developing a work health and safety (WHS) system? There is a lot of material provided by both government and associations to help, but what are the top ten things to get you going? Below are ten tips for reviewing WHS procedures that will help ensure a safe work environment.

It's that time of the year again...
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It's that time of the year again...

Every year, as we move into the end of the year, we write about the ‘silly season’ and warn businesses that they need to be vigilant in their approach to work functions and work related events.

Be warned, FWO taking the hard line
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Be warned, FWO taking the hard line

As part of an ongoing campaign, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) will be taking a hard line with employers “who have significant compliance issues and cannot demonstrate that they made a diligent effort to understand what Award or industrial instrument applies to their workplace”, states Natalie James, FWO.

'But we never agreed to that!' – how to draft EAs properly
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'But we never agreed to that!' – how to draft EAs properly

Enterprise bargaining inevitably shows the true colours of a relationship between an employer and its workforce. Not only does the process reveal workplace culture, but it also creates it.

Breaking news: Vulnerable Workers Bill passed
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Breaking news: Vulnerable Workers Bill passed

The Vulnerable Workers Bill passed in the Senate last night, after a range of amendments were made by Labor and cross-bench senators.

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