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Casual Cleaners & Weekend Penalty Rates (Local Government)
The Award provisions for Cleaners working in Local Government in Western Australia are very flexible and allow employers to roster Cleaners to work ordinary hours at any time of the day or night on any day of the week at ordinary rates, with a couple of exceptions. Find out what these exceptions are and how to maximise your returns from Cleaning Services.
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Part Time Employees & Public Holidays
There can be confusion as to what a part time employee’s entitlements to public holidays is and we have explained this entitlement from the perspective of the Local Government Officers (WA) Award 1999. Clients should always read the provisions of the relevant Award carefully when seeking to determine the entitlements of part time employees to public holidays.
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Reference Checking – A Double Edged Sword
It occurs to me that if you find out a series of shortcomings in a job applicant from their referees and you take the applicant to task about these shortcomings prior to appointing them to the position and worse still you confirm the discussion about the shortcomings in the letter of appointment, then you have created a monster for yourself.
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Employer Responsibilities for Paid Parental Leave Payments
Paid parental leave becomes a reality for all Australian Employers from 1 January 2011. Learn what your obligations are and who pays for this new benefit to new parents.
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Payments to Part Timers on Long Service Leave (Local Government)
Part time employees are paid for periods of long service leave at their average weekly earnings for the twelve months immediately preceding their long service leave.
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