What’s the increase? As of 1 July 2024, the hourly minimum rate of pay will be raised by 3.75%. That is: An increase from $23.23 an hour to $24.10; or Approximately an increase of $33 per week (for a full-time employee); or Approximately an additional $1,716 per year (for a full-time employee). Whether your business [...]
As an employee, you should always be mindful of your interactions with co-workers and colleagues, in and out of work. There have been plenty of cases that have found that misconduct occurred to an employee’s behaviour even when living their personal life outside of working hours. This is more so the case during work-related or organised [...]
Whilst it’s generally accepted that alcohol can lower a person’s inhibitions and help make us less self-conscious, it can also see personal opinions (that are usually kept to oneself in the office) find their way into a conversation after a few drinks. Whether it be related to race, ethnicity, religion, or gender, given the vastly [...]
Small businesses already have it tough enough in today’s economic climate without the myriad of workplace laws that govern employees, corporations, business and trade practices, intellectual property and taxation that add to the complexity of keeping the business afloat. Then you have to deal with human relations issues that arise at work, retention and sometimes [...]
