...or our specialist knowledge, years of experience and acute understanding of awards, especially in the context of transition to modern award rates and penalties.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is faced with an impossible task. We recount an online chat room discussion with the FWO, which shows they are feeling the strain.

Fair Work Australia recently issues a decision regarding salary exemption clauses that makes us feel a lot more confident about use of salary exemption clauses.

We often get asked by clients about whether individuals can be engaged as contractors. Its a very complex area, with different tests applied by different agencies and for different purposes. The ATO has a decision tool which will help you meet Tax and Superannuation obligations.

We think employers will still be able to make over-award payments to employees to compensate them for various award entitlements, such as weekend penalty rates, despite the presence of  model flexibility clauses in modern awards. But you should take extra steps to keep them safe...

Use our checklist to check your readiness for Fair Work Changes commencing 1 January 2010

This article explains how employers will need to transition to the new modern award rates and conditions in those industries where the award system will have an impact.

We have created a handy summary document setting out union rights of entry under the Fair Work Act.

If, like us, you turn slightly bleary-eyed when you think about the proposed next phase of changes to our industrial relations system to be introduced by the Fair Work Bill, you might find our 'Need to Know' summary of the Act is just the ticket.

The Workplace Relations Minister, Julia Gillard, has released details about the Government's intentions for further changes to our Industrial Relations laws.

'Modern' Awards might come at a heavy cost for employers - and the economy.

In this article, we review Labor's recently introduced 'transitional' industrial relations legislation. It is transitional because this is not the end of the changes to our workplace relations laws...

Play the .wmv recording of our webinar on Transmission of Business under Work Choices.

Confused as to how all the different elements of Strategic HR fit together to form a self-perpetuating system? We recently created a digitally printed A3 wallchart of how such a system fits together.

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