Casual Employees

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 17 April 2016

What are their workplace rights? Many organisations employ casual employees to help run their business. Casual employees offer flexible working arrangements that can be greatly beneficial to the company and to you as an employer. However, it can sometimes be confusing as to what rights a casual worker has in the workplace. Here are some […]

Extended Parental Leave

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 20 March 2016

Can you refuse to extend unpaid parental leave? In today’s working environment, more and more people have to put their children into childcare to return to their jobs. However, what happens when a parent wishes to extend their unpaid parental leave? Here are the steps that you must follow when considering the extension of unpaid […]

Fatigue Management

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 22 February 2016

Why is it important? There is nothing more frustrating than having an extremely important project needing completion, and no one to get the job done. The easiest solution is usually to ask employees to take on a few extra hours. It helps get the work completed, and everyone is happy with the extra pay. That’s […]

Employees vs Independent Contractors

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 18 January 2016

How do you tell the difference? When deciding to classify a worker as an employee or independent contractor, you may ask, “does it really matter?” – I can assure you, it does. As an employer, your obligations to employees differ from your obligations to independent contractors. A variety of factors need to be considered […]

Unfair Dismissal

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 19 November 2015

Are you terminating employees fairly? It can be a confronting accusation when an unfair dismissal claim is made against your organisation. It can leave you questioning whether you have terminated the employee correctly, even when you have followed the law to the letter. In order to ensure your organisation is safe from the ramifications of […]

Employee Final Pay

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 15 October 2015

Do you know how it is calculated? It can be a tough time for the business when employees leave or are fired. In order to make it easier for yourself, get to know your obligations for paying out employees. You’d be surprised – it may save you money and time in the future. When issuing […]

Redundancy

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 19 May 2015

An Employer’s Guide With the dramatic shift in the market we are seeing a lot businesses faced with having to make employees redundant. When making employees redundant you must make sure it is a genuine redundancy in order to avoid unfair dismissal claims. A genuine redundancy is when you no longer require a job to […]

ProcessWorx at YBE ’14

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 18 October 2014

ProcessWorx presented at the Telstra Your Business Expo. This month ProcessWorx attended the Telstra Your Business Expo at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. We shared a booth with the Small Business Centre Stirling. Whilst not as busy as we had been hoping the event was still a productive one with many contacts made and […]

FBA National Conference

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 22 August 2014

Family Business Australia National Conference 2014 in Adelaide. In August ProcessWorx attended the Family Business Australia National Conference in Adelaide. The FBA is an organization whose aim is to assist all family businesses large and small. It does this by not only bringing family business owners together but also by providing a fantastic array of […]

Bullying

Posted by Danielle McNamee
On 13 February 2014

What do new anti-workplace bullying laws mean for small business? The Productivity Commission estimates that workplace bullying costs the Australian economy is somewhere between $6 billion and $36 billion annually. For business, the price-tag for a workplace bullying case averages between $17,000 and $24,000, and the cost of these compensation claims is much higher when […]

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