Gaining clarity on your contractor arrangements

By Jevita Derby

Introduction

The line between an employer-employee relationship and a principal-contractor relationship can sometimes be very blurry. The label you attach to the worker holds very little weight when determining the correct nature of the working relationship.

Parental Leave in Australia – Employer Obligations

By: Jevita Derby

The National Employment Standards (NES) establish minimum entitlements to unpaid parental leave and related entitlements, which apply to all employees in Australia.

On 1 January 2011, Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme began. This scheme is government funded and applies to all working parents of children born or adopted on or after 1 January 2011. Up until now, the government has been administering the Paid Parental Leave scheme, but from 1 July 2011 employers must administer the scheme to eligible employees. 

This article provides a summary of the main information that employers need to know regarding unpaid and paid parental leave.

Differentiating your workforce a key retention strategy

By Jevita Derby

INTRODUCTION

Our previous article, Six Steps to Developing your Human Capital Strategy, outlined a six step approach to developing a strategic human capital plan which addresses and documents an organisation’s approach to the key elements of workforce / talent acquisition, development and utilisation. This month, we look at the importance of going beyond workforce planning to the development of a human capital strategy with a focus on workforce differentiation.

 

All Aboard: The Importance of a Robust Onboarding Process

By Jevita Derby

When it comes to recruiting a new staff member, most organisations focus heavily on attracting and then selecting the best possible candidate for their team. A great deal of time and effort goes into selling the organisation, and then once a strong pool of candidates have applied for the role, the focus moves to interviewing, reference checking and finally making an offer of employment to the preferred candidate.

Once the preferred candidate has accepted the job offer, everyone breathes a sigh of relief, thinking that the hard part is over – and this is where most organisations fail. Getting the preferred candidate to put pen to paper is only the first hurdle, next comes another and possibly even bigger hurdle – keeping them!