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Updates to Modern Awards 1st November 2020
We wanted to give a timely reminder that from 1 November 2020, the 1.75% minimum pay rate increase has taken effect for a whole range of Modern Awards. The most common of these are Building & Construction, Manufacturing, Clerks, Food &...
Proudly announcing the Engaged People Bursaries for 2021
Focus HR – giving away $50,000 in bursaries for 2021! Focus HR, the naming rights sponsors for the Toowoomba Business Excellence Awards, are further demonstrating their commitment to supporting small business in our region. In 2021 Focus HR will...
The Focus HR Business Excellence Awards 2020
We are Focus HR, and we are your people and culture consultants. We help businesses build winning people, winning cultures and winning teams, and we are incredibly proud to be the naming rights sponsors for the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce...
Would you enthusiastically rehire everyone on your team?
What a powerful question right?!? No matter which employer we've asked this question of, it never fails to get a similar reaction. There is the intake of breath to give a quick answer ... then a pause and look of puzzlement ... you can almost hear...
IR Alert: Recent award updates and changes
The Fair Work Commission has issued determinations varying the Aged Care Award, Nurses Award and Health Service Award. The Fair Work Commission issued determinations varying the following awards: Aged Care Award Nurses Award Health Service Award...
Casual Employers – Does this scenario sit a little too close to home?
A small retail business (let's call them Sales Galore) has had a casual employee (let's call him Johnny) for 18 months doing semi-regular hours - around 18 hours per week on average. Over that time Johnny has been paid the 25% casual loading. For a...
Casual Double Dipping – The Teammate’s Perspective
Employers around Australia have been trying to understand what the latest casual employment case means with a very real possibility of casuals being able to 'double dip'. But what are employees saying about this? How are fulltime and part-time...
Using people, leadership & strategy to emerge from the COVID-19 recession
A Harvard Business Review study has shown that 17% of businesses don't survive a recession and 80% take longer than 3 years to reach their previous growth rates for sales and profits. Only 9% of businesses flourish after a recession. What was their...
Abuse of casual employment engagements – The minority pushing the many
Yes, there are some businesses who may abuse the notion of 'casual' engagement; but does the recent Workpac v Rossato case mean that it is now the majority of well-meaning businesses that are going to be punished because of that minority? The...
Our strategy existential crisis
My business partner had me stumped when he asked 'how can I possibly tell business owners that strategy is important when something like Covid-19 can come along and make all the planning in the world useless'? ... For many years we have subscribed...
Don’t get stuck in crisis mode
The last 3 months has been a time like nothing we have ever experienced. This pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives - our health, our work, our finances, and our fundamental freedom to live life the way we have become accustomed to. While...
Change your perspective
It is crucial that businesses keep themselves strong and viable for the future beyond Covid-19, but to do this they must change their perspective ... There is a lot of information out there right now about the legislation and compliance behind...
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