Businesses should avoid using redundancy payments as a default method of termination unless they want to see employees take advantage of gen…
Businesses should avoid using redundancy payments as a default method of termination unless they want to see employees take advantage of gen…
When it comes to letting people go, be upfront and honest. Trying to distract your soon-to-be-former employee – à la David Brent – is n…
Telco giant Telstra has been accused of planning to lay off 900 workers during the next financial year, with a major union saying the sackin…
It’s just doesn’t sound right. Fair Work Australia’s decision to reinstate a sacked work who was found to have committed numerous safet…
Dear Aunty, We are a Victorian printing firm which employs 22 people. Our 40 year staffer (who was employed by the previous owner) is …
Handset manufacturer Nokia is set to lay off over 280 employees at its Salo plant in Finland, after the company said it would reduce the num…
Network technology group Avaya has denied reports it is shutting down its research and development team, but refused to confirm if any staff…
Australia is experiencing a skills shortage with the oversupply of workers falling from 45,000 to 17,000, the latest Clarius Skills Index ha…
Dear Aunty B, Over Christmas I resolved to finally sack two key staff who have been under-performing for years, despite repeated warnings, …
Australia’s reputation as the best-performing economy in the world has been underlined by new employment figures, showing the unemployment r…
Dear Aunty B, Help! I am literally going off my tree. I hired my cousin to be my bookkeeper and my nephew to assist in sales. The problem is…
The number of chief executives forced out of their positions has risen, with Australia’s turnover rate reaching a massive 22% during 2008, a…
