HR for Business Owners Part 3: Employment Contracts Explained
What is an employment contract, do you need one, and how do you change it? A practical guide to employment contracts in Australia for business owners and HR teams
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Before you make someone redundant: what the Fair Work Act actually requires
What makes a redundancy genuine under the Fair Work Act 2009? This practical guide for Australian employers covers the three-part test, consultation obligations, redeployment, common mistakes, and recent case law including the 2025 High Court decision in Helensburgh Coal v Bartley.
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HR for Business Owners Part 2 of 12 – The National Employment Standards
In Part 1 of this series, we covered modern awards: what they are, how to identify which ones apply to your business, and why they matter even if you pay above the minimum. In this article, we turn to the National Employment Standards, which sit alongside modern awards as the other foundational layer of your…
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Annual Wage Review 2026: What Every Employer Needs to do Before 1 July 2026
The Fair Work Commission handed down the Annual Wage Review 2026 decision on Tuesday 2 June. If you employ award-covered staff in Australia, this decision affects your payroll obligations from 1 July 2026. Here is what you need to know and what to do before the change takes effect. What was decided? The Fair Work…
