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IMPORTANT UPDATE – COVID-19

Like all West Australians, you have likely started the week with more questions about the impact of the WA Government’s direction to lockdown. Some of the available information on the official government website (link below) HAS ALREADY BEEN UPDATED since yesterday – and we also have the first wave of COVID-19 last year to guide a ‘reasonable’ response to employees. Check regularly for updates on government advice as they are updating this information as they receive questions Quantum HR Summary …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and your workplace

To be upfront, this article is not to rehash the official and expert health advice on mitigating transmission of the Coronavirus. Instead, it is to help you PLAN for the employment related issues that will need to be answered. It focuses on the questions we are receiving right now from businesses just like yours (small, medium and large) and also on what we think should be best-practice. TIP: Given the increasing and rapid response in government initiatives taking place, we …

Handling personal leave and under-performance – tips that work.

Getting sick is a fact of life but what happens when an employee is also starting to slowly under-perform and you’re finding it hard to broach the topics? This scenario is made all the harder because you know: If you terminate an employee for taking an entitlement to leave, you’ll face some very stiff consequences (called an ‘adverse action’). If you manage the employee’s under-performance and in any way make it because of taking leave – there remain stiff consequences …

Christmas shutdowns…two steps to avoiding the ‘naughty list’

You’ve had a great year and the Christmas decorations seem to have been in the shops…well… just a tad early this year. Like organising who will host the family Christmas lunch this year, you know this means it’s time for you to start also planning the Christmas / New Year shut down for your business. Or perhaps you need to plan working through for your customers (e.g. like many in the hospitality industry for example)? Either way, this crazy time …

Domestic Violence Leave is on its way

Domestic violence can have catastrophic effects on families and often goes well beyond this to affect both the general community and employers (and fellow employees). Although it can affect both genders, it disproportionately affects women. In their 4 yearly review of modern award– Family and Domestic Violence Summary of Decision , the Fair Work Commission (FWC) cites that family and domestic violence is the leading contributor to death, disability and ill-health among Australian women aged between 15 and 44. It …

Help! My employee is in custody!

It is not uncommon to find that an employee’s personal life sometimes comes crashing into their work place. Perhaps it’s just the Saturday morning netball injury meaning they’re off work for a week or a more serious illicit drug or alcohol problem where the employee is absent for days at a time (or every second Monday for some reason). But what about when things turn serious and suddenly you find an employee is in custody? Surely these types of examples …