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Policy Writers Beware of False Promises!!
From a recent seminar that I attended at Jackson MacDonald Lawyers I learned that as a rule of thumb for policy writers – make sure that you do not use “promissory language” in your policy writing where you do not intend creating an obligation on the employer to provide additional benefits to its employees: and […]
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Bereavement Leave
Bereavement leave is an entitlement that not only applies to full time and part time employees, it also applies to casual staff as well. Find out whether casuals are entitled to paid bereavement leave in our full articles on this site.
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Portability of Leave Entitlements (Local Government)
Sorting your way through the issues of portability of sick leave and long service leave in Local Government in WA can sometimes be difficult, especially when a transferring employee may have broken their continuity of service between leaving the employ of one Local Government and commencing employment with another.
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Higher Duties Allowance (Local Government)
When employers require employees to relieve in a higher position than their normal position to cover absences of senior staff, there is a legitimate expectation on the part of the relieving employee that they will receive some form of recompense for this work in the form of a Higher Duties Allowance.
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Recall to Work – Overtime
One sure fire way to upset an employee is to call him out from his bed to perform overtime after hours and then the payroll officer calculates the overtime payments incorrectly resulting in an underpayment of wages and the inevitable argument with the employee about what should have been paid.
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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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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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