MyHR Blog

It’s been a busy year for workplace and industrial relations. We’ve had numerous changes to employment law under Anthony Albanese’s Labor government, and there are plenty more scheduled for 2024.

When it comes to ending an employment relationship, getting it wrong can put you at risk of employee claims of unfair dismissal and breaching general protections.

Employers can no longer employ a person on a fixed-term contract that is longer than 2 years (including extensions) or extend a fixed-term contract more than once.

Updated: 7 November 2024

If you usually shut your business down over Christmas-New Year or you’re thinking about it for the first time, doing it properly is important.

We’ve been hearing a lot from clients who want to bring all their employees back into the office to improve productivity and collaboration, and to create a more cohesive work culture.

It happens. After all the care you spent recruiting someone bright and talented, sometimes they just don’t hit the high marks you expect of them.

In the hot job market of the past few years, many small-to-medium businesses hired high performers, in some cases paying top dollar for talent. But what happens when your people aren’t as productive

Franchising is a big deal in Australia. The $1.8 billion industry employs over 600,000 people across the country, but you don’t have to scan the news too hard to see that franchisors can run into