Terminating employees during probation
Many, if not, most employment contracts contain a probationary period during which the employer can terminate the worker’s employment without having to go through all the usual processes. But when should you invoke its terms? This is a human resources...
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NSW employer liable for COVID-19 death at work
An employer has been ordered to pay over $830,000 in death benefits and funeral costs due to COVID-19 death at work, and could potentially be on the hook for millions more. Even with the prospect of over 90 per cent...
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HR and recruitment activity & easing restrictions in ACT
ACT Lockdown After seven weeks of lockdown in the ACT – our longest since the pandemic began – life is looking like it will slowly return to normal for us in Canberra. This week, the government released a detailed roadmap to ease...
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Coceptive to mandate COVID-19 vaccination of all staff
Coceptive Consulting Group will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of our commitment to safety. Frontline employees including consultants and administration staff will need to be fully vaccinated by 15 November 2021 and the remainder...
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Brand new HR services to help you achieve your business growth goals
Do you need a more holistic approach to employment services? To help you focus on more of what matters in your business, Coceptive now offers brand new HR services. Retaining an in-house HR team can be a big investment. As...
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The current state of recruitment amidst restrictions.
Increased restrictions are impacting recruitment conditions and candidate demand is stronger than ever, with three sectors attracting the greatest number of applications. Aside from newly introduced mask regulations, Canberra has been minimally impacted by COVID-19, with no lockdowns as of...
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Miscarriage Leave: NSW offers benefit in public sector
Public sector employees in New South Wales who suffer the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth are now entitled to bereavement leave of up to five working days. The paid leave benefit, worth up to $12m a year,...
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Full-time employment at a record high; unemployment rate drops to 5.5 per cent
Labour force figures released last week show there were 13,040,400 Australians in work in April 2021, with the level of employment now 45,900 (or 0.4 per cent) above its pre-COVID level in March 2020 and 902,500 (or 7.4 per cent)...
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How COVID-19 Has Changed Your Workers’ Compensation Liabilities
We're all aware of the dangers of workers contracting the coronavirus. What then is the fallout for employers' role across the country in keeping staff COVID-19 safe? The most recent figures available show 533 COVID-19 related workers' compensation claims were lodged across...
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Employment Proposals Set to Impact Australian Employers in 2021
2021 is set to be a bumper year for employment law changes with a number of wide-ranging proposals in the pipeline. The Coalition government’s Industrial Relations reform bill, which was unveiled at the end of 2020, is likely to have...
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Sweeping Changes to Casual Employment Announced
Fair Work Act amendments could impact more than 2.6 million casual employees in Australia. The Federal Government is set to introduce to sweeping changes to the country’s industrial relations laws, which are expected to have a profound impact on the...
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Why This Country is Calling For a Six-Hour Workday
The ministers’ approach to work/life balance is a lesson for other countries. Top officials in Finland are renewing calls to adopt the six-hour workday as well as similar measures that aim to promote a better work/life balance for Finnish employees....
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