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Even two weeks ago, the thought of an employer standing down their workforce was unimaginable. Now, it is a heartbreaking reality for many business owners since they are forced to shut down their..

Mental stress costs Australian businesses more than $10 billion per year, according to the latest Safe Work Australia report. Stress in the workplace is a growing concern for employees and employers..

When it comes to hiring staff, we all want one thing – to hire the right employees that will fit our business. After all, a business is only as good as its employees. So, how do you go about finding..

Most SME’s that employ staff will be breathing a sigh of relief at this time of the year, having got through the process of issuing payment summaries, reconciling the payroll, reconciling PAYGW..

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) recently clarified whether enterprise agreements can provide for annual leave payments being made progressively, rather than when annual..

Employers should take considerable care when they seek to off-set payments to employees against any modern award, enterprise agreement or statutory based entitlement. The following article gives a..

The first day of January 2014 saw several new amendments under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) come into effect. The following article briefly summarises some of those amendments and their implications..

We introduced WooBoard to Azure Group earlier this year as we were really impressed with the value proposition of platform. We are always looking for ways to encourage a positive working environment,..

The NSW Government has implemented the Job Action Plan scheme as a key priority to help drive NSW businesses to employ new workers and expand their businesses in metropolitan and non-metropolitan..

With our client snapshot this month highlights the wonderful resource that is WooBoard, we thought it would be fitting to highlight the important of positive reinforcement and recognition in any..

There is a growing trend of managers and directors being targeted and prosecuted by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Recent cases have resulted in fines and penalties being imposed against the individuals..