South Australian Business News

27 Mar 2025 | South Australian Business News

Free Webinar: The Art of Performance Management

Undertaking performance management of an employee can be a complex and lengthy process.

20 Mar 2025 | South Australian Business News

FREE WEBINAR: Bullying, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination at Work - All You Need To Know

Did you know that from 6 March 2023, workplace sexual harassment is prohibited under the Fair Work Act?

6 Mar 2025 | South Australian Business News

Has the long service leave ship sailed?

In the 1860s, the voyage from Australia back to the “old country” took three to four months. For colonial public servants who had…

13 Feb 2025 | South Australian Business News

Prohibited job advertisements – are you advertising legally?

Job ads can’t include pay rates that would breach the Fair Work Act or a fair work instrument such as an award or enterprise agre…

6 Feb 2025 | South Australian Business News

Flexible Work Arrangements – Need some support dealing with this in the workplace?

Do you have employees who are requesting flexible working arrangements?

12 Dec 2024 | South Australian Business News

Free Webinar for all you need to know about wage and superannuation compliance

Did you know that from 1 January 2025 there will be more changes to the Fair Work Act regarding wage compliance?

5 Dec 2024 | South Australian Business News

Important changes to Modern Awards

If you have employees who are covered under an Award, you need to know that some Awards will have new definitions and minimum pay…

21 Nov 2024 | South Australian Business News

Festive season celebrations are here – have you got it covered?

The festive season is almost upon us and understandably many workplaces will be getting ready for their year-end celebrations.

21 Nov 2024 | South Australian Business News

Surprise inspections lead to identification of underpaid workers

Following investigations, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $310,017 for 370 underpaid food outlet employees in Adelaid…

31 Oct 2024 | South Australian Business News

Fair Work Ombudsman recovers over $473M

With the Fair Work Ombudsman recently announcing in its Annual Report 2023-24 it recovered $473 million for nearly 160,000 underp…

19 Sep 2024 | South Australian Business News

The South Australian House of Assembly and Legislative Council have passed legislation to extend portable long-service leave to the community services sector

Employees in the community services sector will now be able to move their long service leave entitlements between employers follo…

17 Sep 2024 | South Australian Business News

Independent Contracting Guide

Did you know that a new definition of employment has been introduced into the Fair Work Act? The amendments introduce a new defin…

12 Sep 2024 | South Australian Business News

Workplace Delegate’s Rights Guide

Did you know that the Fair Work Act now contains new rights and protections for workplace delegates when they are carrying out th…

10 Sep 2024 | South Australian Business News

The search for staff keeps getting harder

South Australian businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to attract and recruit staff, according to a recent study by th…

10 Sep 2024 | South Australian Business News

Employer guide download: Right to Disconnect

Need more information on how the new right for employees to ‘disconnect’ impacts your business and what you need to do?

29 Aug 2024 | South Australian Business News

Why businesses can’t afford to get 'Probation Periods' wrong

Probation periods have regularly been used to assess whether an employee is suitable for the role they have been hired for.

6 Aug 2024 | South Australian Business News

Confused about Annualised Wages? Don’t get caught out breaching your obligations!

Employers are regularly caught out not being aware of their obligations under annualised wage arrangements in employment contract…

6 Aug 2024 | South Australian Business News

Would you consider yourself a leader with integrity?

Becoming an effective leader is not an easy feat; it is a skill developed through experience and maturity. Understanding the impo…

30 Jul 2024 | South Australian Business News

Independent Contactors or employees? $197,000 worth of reasons why you can’t afford to get it wrong

Did you know there are a number of factors that contribute to establishing the difference between an employee and an independent …

30 Jul 2024 | South Australian Business News

New Workplace Relations Minister announced following Cabinet Reshuffle

The Prime Minister has announced the transfer of the national Workplace Relations portfolio from Tony Burke, who will now take on…

4 Jul 2024 | South Australian Business News

ReturnToWorkSA average premium rate maintained for 2024-25

ReturnToWorkSA recently announced that the average premium rate will be maintained at 1.85% for 2024-25.

4 Jul 2024 | South Australian Business News

Don’t get caught out advertising jobs illegally

Did you know that last year the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) was given powers to issue fines to employers who were posting job ads w…

27 Jun 2024 | South Australian Business News

Could skilled migrant be the solution to labour shortages

The South Australian Business Chamber partnered with the Department for Industry, Innovation, and Science (DIIS) to host a breakf…

15 May 2024 | South Australian Business News

All you need to know about the Annual Wage Revew

It’s coming up to that important time of year when the Fair Work Commission issues its Annual Wage Review decision which applies …

14 May 2024 | South Australian Business News

Bridging the gap between generations. The solution to managing the modern workforce

Job hoppers, high expectations, unmotivated, needy, independent – these are just some of the keywords a quick Google search of th…

26 Mar 2024 | South Australian Business News

Are your casual staff really casual?

The existing definition of a ‘casual employee’ in the Fair Work Act will be replaced with a new one. This is one of the key chang…

5 Dec 2022 | HR and workplace relations

Psychosocial Hazards – HSR Responsibilities

31 Jan 2020 | HR and workplace relations

Bullying and harassment - stop it before it starts

If you find it difficult to keep up with all the changes to industrial relations legislation while also running your business and…

31 Jan 2020 | HR and workplace relations

The importance of induction for new and young workers

Induction is the process of introducing new workers to the business, their work, their supervisors and their fellow workers.