You would be aware of what’s going on in the news with regards to the underpayment of wages. Some of the biggest brand names have faced the Fair Work Ombudsman’s scrutiny with regards to this topic and some of these include; Coles, Woolworths, McDonalds and 7-Eleven.....

The Fair Work Commission’s has announced its seventh annual wage review under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Australia’s minimum wage workers are now entitled to be paid $672.70 (this is an increase of $15.80) a week, or $17.70 per hour.....

Facts On average an unfair dismissal case can cost on average from $5,000 - $14,000. 1 in every 5 women and 1 in every 6 men have said they have experience harassment at work There was an increase of 132 unfair dismissal complaints lodged in Fair Work from Oct – Dec 13 to Oct- Dec 14. Business don’t know where or who to go to for help Managing poor performance is something we don’t address well Managing conflict in a small business environment is difficult Industrial instruments are not always that easy to understand or apply.....

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This is an interesting question. How can you compare sport and human resources? In this article featured in Inside Small Business we outline nine ways in which HR can be compared to sport, quite amazing really?....

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