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People Matters with HRAnywhere – June 2025
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere Changes to Pay from Julst 1st Earlier this month, FTMA members were informed that the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has awarded a 3.5%...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – May 2025
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere Can a casual employee be unfairly dismissed? After not working for several months, a casual employee received an email from his employer...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – April 2025
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere Performance is a Management Responsibility, Not a HR Process HR provide frameworks, tools and coaching – but it’s managers who must own...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – March 2025
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere Heated discussion leading to termination. Was it a dismissal or resignation? The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an unfair...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – February 2025
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere Your employees are back from their summer vacation – how do you keep them engaged? As a business owner, you want your employees to be...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – November 2024
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere SAFEGUARDING YOUR BUSINESS AT THE END OF YEAR PARTY It is imperative to safeguard your business and the team by setting and maintaining...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – September 2024
Written and provided by FTMA’s HR Partner, HRAnywhere Casual employees – Fair Work changes as of 26 August 2024 As part of the Fair Work ‘Closing Loopholes’ reform, the definition of a...
People Matters with HRAnywhere – August 2024
Sham Contracting – Are your contractors actually bone-fide employees? Both Fair Work Australia and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have indicators to determine which workers are employees or...
Managing Psychosocial Hazards – Part 4
People Business is a column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. In this fourth article in our series...
Managing Psychosocial Hazards – Part 3
People Business is a column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. In this third article in our series on...
Managing Psychosocial Hazards – Part 2
People Business is a column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. In this second article in our series...
Casual Employment Rules – Back to the Future?
People Business is a column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. In recent years, there have been...
Managing Psychosocial Hazards – Part 1
People Business is a column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. Around Australia, State Governments...
New Rules On Flexible Working Arrangements
People Business is a new column focusing on HR, IR and WHS issues. This piece was written and provided by Peter Maguire, owner and practice leader of Ridgeline HR. Under National Employment...
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