Posts tagged "leave"

Millions of Australian may soon have access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave a year, after the Fair Work Commission gave provisional backing to the new entitlement.

COVID-19 lockdowns have forced many working parents to conduct their paid work – usually done in the workplace – at home with their kids.

In a time when businesses are focusing on better parental leave policies and the wellbeing of their employees, bereavement leave appears to have been forgotten.

HR specialist David Simpson proposes an alternative to the present leave entitlement system and explains the benefits that it would entail.

People management can cost you big time, with research finding small business owners spend up to a fifth of their working week on HR admin.

Since the pandemic hit, we’re taking fewer sick days, even though we’re living in an uncertain, challenging and anxiety-inducing time.

Athlete, author and motivational speaker Turia Pitt recently shared exactly how she prepared her business to run smoothly while she is on maternity leave.

The harsh reality is chronic illness is extraordinarily common, so the first step toward meeting your obligations as an employer is to be educated.

If you don't take any holidays then how can you expect your employees to? How to lead by example and create a healthy workplace culture.

A crackdown on superannuation and changes to the Fair Work Act have been passed in the final sitting week for the year in Canberra.

The provision of paid domestic violence leave will make it easier for women to escape abusive situations, writes Anthony Albanese.

A Coalition-majority committee chaired by Barnaby Joyce has recommended changes to the Fair Work Act to protect workers from casual work pitfalls.