On 1 October 2019, the penalty rates for casuals employed under the General Retail Industry Award will change. read more

A recent decision by the Federal Court has significant impacts on how personal leave is managed within businesses.. read more

Family and Domestic Violence leave terms have now been incorporated into all Modern Awards (from 1 August 2018). read more

Back in July 2013, we posted an article warning about the dangers of HR Consultancies making misleading and inappropriate claims regarding their ability to "guarantee" compliance.   read more

It is a fact of life that if a person thinks they are being undervalued, they will disengage from the relationship involved (sometimes it is the perception, not a real thing but effectively it is the same thing). read more

Over the past few weeks the 7-Eleven Franchise Group has received some very poor publicity. read more

A couple of days ago I was discussing Small Business HR with a perspective client.  He was on the look out for a HR System to use in his business. read more

PayCheck Plus is Fair Work Australia's online application for calculating pay under a modern award. You can:

• use it to find base pay rates, allowances, overtime and penalty rates
• calculate pay rates per hour, or for entire shifts worked over 7 days
• print, export and save your selections.