It's important to check your employee classifications regularly. To ensure that you're...
When’s the last time you checked penalty rates?
Penalty rates are higher pay rates that your employees need to be paid for working...
When’s the last time you checked the rules about trial shifts?
Under Australian employment laws, some trial shifts must be paid. While others can be...
Fair Work Inspectors target Noosa restaurants for compliance checks
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has Noosa businesses in its sights including farms and...
Can a worker engaged for “trial” shift make a General Protections claim?
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a worker who performed a single paid "trial...
BetterHR helped a telecommunications company defend a bullying claim
BetterHR was contacted by a business over an employee who had made a bullying claim in...
BetterHR helped a manufacturing business win an unfair dismissal case
A business owner terminated an employee after their position became redundant. The...
BetterHR helped a retail and importing business win an unfair dismissal case
BetterHR successfully represented an importing and retail business. Once again the HR...
10 years in prison & up to $8m fines for wage theft – “Closing Loopholes” legislation
Employers face ten years in prison and maximum fines of $8 million or up to three times...
Are you paying the correct wages for aged care workers?
The Fair Work Commission increased the minimum wage for some eligible employees working...


























