Queensland Fruit & Vegetable Growers (QFVG) is the state industry body representing Queensland’s commercial fruit, vegetable, and nut growers. For the past few years, Focus HR has been providing workplace relations advice to their wonderful...
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What do Basil, Deckboys and the Funeral Industry Have in Common?
It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke right? Well, there is a connection, and it is the recent C14 decision released by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission earlier this year. 'C14’ has become the term coined to reference pay rates...
Minimum Wage Increase a Reflection of Stagnant Productivity in Australia
– Naomi Wilson The Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced the 2024 minimum wage review outcome on June 3, 2024. The decision included that: This is a 3.75% increase to minimum award wages. The national minimum wage will increase to $915.90 per week...
Inaugural tree of hope planted at the new Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre
“The Tree of Hope is incredibly fitting of the powerful and tireless work the team at Hope of Horizons does for our community.” - Naomi Wilson, Focus HR Founding Director Hope Horizons is further spreading hope across Toowoomba with the planting of...
Induction & Onboarding
-Tamara Stopford, Leadership & Engagement Consultant I still get the jitters every time I start a new job! I love it—makes you feel alive! Camille Guaty In small business in particular, it is not uncommon for an induction and onboarding...
Real Estate Award Changes
The Real Estate Industry Award 2020 [MA000106] has been updated to clarify when employees are considered to be working and therefore entitled to be paid motor vehicle allowances. Effective from 1 March 2024, the Award’s existing motor vehicle...
Discipline and Termination
Why being judge, jury and executioner may cost your business thousands Imagine having to pay $12,000 for an unfair dismissal to an employee who was described by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) as having engaged in conduct that was...
The story of our team caricatures
The idea of caricatures of our teams started in 2020 at our team strategy retreat. We had originally wanted to get cartoon artists to come to the retreat to sketch each of our people while we were working, but we couldn't find someone to do it on...
Two more Stevie Awards!
Awards Season continues! We are very proud to announce two more International The Stevie® Awards wins! In the Company/Organisation (Women-Owned or -Led) Awards Categories, Focus HR received a BRONZE award for Company of the Year – Business Services...
Focus HR wins a STEVIE!
FOCUS HR HONOURED AS BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD WINNER IN 2022 STEVIE AWARDS FOR GREAT EMPLOYERS Toowoomba business Focus HR has been named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Employer of the Year - Business & Professional Services category...
Shining the Spotlight – launching BEA 2022
Thanks to the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce team for gearing up for another great year of Business Excellence Awards in 2022. We love the theme of 'shining the spotlight' that the Chamber has adopted this year. We don't do that often enough do we …...
Minimum Wage Review Released – 15 June 2022
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced the 2022 minimum wage review outcome. The key points are as follows: 5.2% increase to the national minimum wage National Minimum Wage will be $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour This amounts to an...
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