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WNA Blog Home » Employment Conditions Articles

It Takes a Village

March 21, 2013 | Lisa Rubinstein

Inspired teams with strong leadership build dream businesses.

Whether you are a solo operator, leader of a large multi-national corporation, or anything in between, you still depend on a team to build success. While it’s a lot less visible if you own your own business, you still have a team working with and for you. To what degree do your people support your [...]



Redundancies – Consult with Your Employees!

February 4, 2013 | Mandy Cann

What are employer obligations when making a staff member redundant?

What is ‘Redundancy’ and how do you as an employer manage the redundancy process in your business or workplace? Redundancy can be described as the situation where an employer no longer requires an employee to carry out work of a particular kind or to carry out work of a particular kind at the same location. [...]



What is Workplace Bullying?

December 5, 2012 | Mandy Cann

The cost to business from workplace bullying continues to increase. Would you recognise bullying if it was happening in your workplace?

Workplace bullying can have a profound effect on all aspects of a person’s health as well as their work and family life. It also has significant flow on effects for the community and the economy, with the Productivity Commission estimating the total cost of workplace bullying in Australia at between $6 billion and $36 billion [...]



Sick Leave Snapshot for SMEs

November 14, 2012 | Mandy Cann

Learn what your employees are entitled to regarding sick and compassionate leave.

Are you unsure of when it is appropriate or innappropriate to give your employees unexpected leave? Discover when, for how long and what evidence is required for permitting sick leave with your employees.



When Do I Need to Offer My Employee a Support Person?

October 17, 2012 | Mandy Cann

Find out when you need to offer your employees a support person.

Did you know that your employees can nominate a Support Person to sit in on meetings you are having with them in regards to employment issues? Find out what role an employee Support Person plays and how to deal with this situation if it arises in your workplace.



Appraise Employee Performance Effectively

July 9, 2012 | Mandy Cann

Learn how to sit down with your employees and find out how you can both benefit from an employee appraisal.

Have you made it a priority to appraise your employees performance? Many business owners shy away from criticizing their employees, learn how to criticize in a positive way that benefits both employer and employee.



Do I need Human Resource Policies for my Business?

June 18, 2012 | Mandy Cann

Policies and procedures can be a tedious part of your business, but find out how they could save you stress later.

The need for effective employment policies and procedures has never been more important than in today’s changing workplace. Discover how solid policies and procedures can benefit your business.



Managing Poor Performing Employees

April 12, 2012 | Mandy Cann

Find out how to overcome problems with employees and manage situations of dismissal.

Do you have an employee you are thinking of dismissing? Discover what the right way of managing poor employee performance.



Do You Know if a Modern Award Applies to Your Employees?

March 30, 2012 | Mandy Cann

Do your employees fall under a Modern Award? Are you paying them the correct amount? It's your job as an employer to make sure that you are.

Making a decision to expand your business and take on an employee is daunting enough, but calculating the correct amount to pay them each week and what Modern Award to pay them under is even more daunting! Mandy Cann provides some insight into how to work out the Modern Award that applies to your employees.