Are you ready for the new workplace relations laws?

Here’s what you need to know about workplace relations from July 1

Whatever your business and whatever kind of agreements you have, the rules have changed. So any change in employee conditions in your workplace must be carefully managed and documented.

Who is affected? Everybody…. even if your employees are on individual contracts these new laws are relevant and important to you.

Here is a snapshot of the changes that impact you:

The right to sue for unfair dismissal is back.
There is a new definition of “genuine redundancy”
The unions have new rights to enter your premises.
The onus of proof is on the employer in the case of an anti-discrimination claim.
There are new employee safety nets, new modern awards, new employment standards and more.

80% of SME’s are not ready for these changes. As a business leader you need to answer these critical questions;

Do you have written employment contracts and are they up to date?
Are your job descriptions current and contain performance indicators and outcomes expected?
Is your performance management process planned and well documented?
Do you have a good understanding of the skills and capabilities of every employee in your business?

If you answered No, or even hesitated for an instant, your business is potentially at risk. Call us now on (02) 8860 9181 so that we can help you assess your readiness and make the right moves to ensure your industrial relations strategy supports your goals and doesn’t put them at risk.

“ Time and time again we see business owners who have acted for perfectly legitimate reasons but haven’t documented their actions. Then they don’t have any comeback when anemployee makes an unfair dismissal claim”