Last Friday, The Fair Work Commission announced a 5.75% National Minimum Wage increase, including Modern Awards, effective 1 July 2023....

The Fair Work Commission will live stream the handing down of the Annual Wage Review 2022–23 decision at 10am AEST on Friday, 2 June...

Written by Harshini Elliott, Senior HR Partner Effective 1 July 2023, the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill will see the jurisdictional limit...

Written by Harshini Elliott, Senior HR Partner In today’s world, designing and sustaining a viable organisational structure can be...

Student visa work restrictions were relaxed throughout the pandemic, and completely removed in January 2022, to allow primary and...

Written by Tanya Hibell, HR Advisor, Essential HR Sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious issue that can have devastating effects...

Coming into effect Tuesday 6 June 2023 are changes to the Flexible Working Arrangements (Section 65A) of the Fair Work Legislation...

Written by Justine Pepper, Managing Director, Essential HR Source: Will Snow & Molly Shanahan, Finlaysons Lawyers Do you perform...

Implementing HR software into your organisation is easy and affordable today. Start 2023 by implementing the right HR software into your...

Understanding exactly what you pay superannuation on when termination of employment occurs can be a little confusing and unclear. The...

Outsourcing practices for a range of business needs such as IT, Marketing & HR has been popular over the last 30+ years. The concept is...

The Fair Work Legislation Amendments (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 ( Bill ) has passed both houses which will amend the Fair Work...

We have talked a lot recently about the impact that the last 2 years has had on recruitment and retention of staff. One of the biggest...

Many Employers have Fixed-Term Contracts in place to suit their operational needs for the short term. However, there is currently...

Employees will soon be able to access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12-month period. From 1 February 2023 ...

Landmark changes to paid parental leave policies are in the works. Here’s what that means for HR. Written by Harshini Elliott, Essential...

Creating a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace. Written by Harshini Elliott, Senior HR Partner Australia continues to become a...

Whether we are a leader, manager or co-worker, there will always be a time in our career where we need to have a challenging conversation....

We all want our employees to feel welcome, safe, and happy when they come to work. In an ideal world everyone would get along perfectly...

Written by Justine Pepper, Director, Essential HR Traditionally, organisations have relied on annual performance reviews to evaluate...