Posts Tagged ‘modern award’
Employ staff on a salary? Here’s what you need to know
It is a common misconception that once an employee is paid a salary, a modern award no longer applies to their employment. Whether a modern award applies to a person mostly depends on the duties they perform, and while their salary can be indicative of their level of responsibility, it is by no means determinative.…
Read MoreThe truth about “reasonable additional hours”
After part-time employment, reasonable additional hours is one the most commonly misunderstood concepts for employers in the retail and quick service industries. In fact, even the question “how many additional hours would be considered reasonable?” betrays a misapprehension of the topic, as the answer is particular to your business and often different for each individual employee.…
Read MoreThe part-time employment dilemma and why it’s the most inflexible category
What category you choose to employ someone under (full-time, part-time or casual) has more implications than simply a cost analysis of annual/sick leave or casual loading. There’s more to think about than whether to trade job security for the ability to readily downsize your workforce, or the ability to set an annualised salary. While the…
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