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All businesses need HR, but they don’t need full time support. We offer services like:
We work on an hourly basis, not a fee for service, so you only pay for the time you need. We also have a site www.hronline.com.au it is a Do it Yourself site, with support if you need it. Your clients are most likely getting themselves into trouble with their staff and don’t know how to handle the situation. We provide simple solutions, so they can focus on their business.
If you or your clients need to speak to us, our first consultation is complimentary so it will cost you or them nothing to see if we can help.
I look forward to sending out blogs on a regular basis that I hope will be educational.
Contracts of Employment
Recently a client contacted me to advise that he had received a letter from the Fair Work Ombudsman advising that a past employee was requesting back pay in the sum of $2800. He was confused. This person was in his employ for a couple of months, they parted company inside his probation period. Upon contacting the Fair Work Ombudsman we ascertained that the employee had indicated that he was in fact a Casual during that time and that his employer only paid him the base hourly rate without the 25% casual loading. I spoke to the client and advised that we simply needed to get a copy of his contract with the person indicating that he was a permanent part time and that would solve the problem. He indicated that he was a bit busy and hadn’t gotten the guy to sign a contract. In fact, he didn’t have any contracts with his staff. We negotiated with Fair Work and the past employee and got a lesser amount agreed upon. He had to pay $1800 to the employee for casual loading. He was never a Casual, but there was no way to prove that. I can assure you, that my client has contracts for all of his staff now! Please ensure you have contracts in place, they are not a legislative requirement, but it can be very expensive not to have them. You can visit www.hronline.com.au if you would like to do it yourself.
Article written by Karen Vercoe from HR Online
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