Below are details of all publicly archived questions & answers for the "Human Resources" category. Wherever possible, Questions & Answers for the public archive are chosen for their broad appeal to a wide range of viewers.
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Hiring new staff
I've been working by myself since I first started my business but I'm now getting more work than I can handle and I'm thinking of hiring ...More |
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Dismissing an employee
One of my employees is often late for work and his general work performance is very poor. He's setting a bad example for the rest of my staff. ...More |
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Giving an employee the option to resign
I own a discount retail store and one of my staff members told me that another shop assistant was stealing items from the store. The shop assistant ...More |
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Keeping good staff
One of my employees was recently offered a new position with another company. This employee has indicated that she would rather not leave but the ...More |
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Award rates
Where do I find out more information about the Awards for employees and whether a new employee is covered by an award?...More |
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Employee probationary period
Can you take on a new employee on probabation (ie for a trial period), depending on how the profitability of the new business and how the employee ...More |
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Employer and employee rights
A company has no effective HRM policy implemented. Therefore Senior partners normally hire on demand and without much consultation with the other ...More |
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Paying super to a contractor
I run a Costume Hire & Party Supply shop. At present we employ 2 people on a casual/part-time basis. One works 7-9 hours per week and gets $11.33 an ...More |
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Training levy
What is the training levy? Is it compulsary for all businesses? Could businesses spend it on a workshop which aimed to improve conflict resolution ...More |
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Domestic violence in the workplace
I am planning to conduct workshops and training on domestic violence and how it effects the workplace in all sizes of businesses. My question is ...More |
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Paying contractors
We are a consulting agency based in the Northern Territory with an ABN and claiming GST. We have recently hired a contractor who has his own ABN and ...More |
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Starting an agency
I am currently running a domestic cleaning service with me as sole trader. I want to employ more staff. I want to employ staff under agency ...More |
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Legalities of sub-contracting
I have started up a one-person writing company for marketing materials in corporate industry. I now require to sub contract some writing work, due to ...More |
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Holiday pay for casual employment
I have heard that if you have employed a casual for longer than 12 months, they may be entitled to the same benefits as a full time employee. i.e. 4 ...More |
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Resume check forms
I need to complete a check form comprising of between 10-15 questions for a real estate sales position. Form is to be used as a phone check list ...More |
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Salaries for specialist journalists
Are you able to give me some ballpark figures regarding average salaries of journalists/editors specialising in a particular subject area? I'm ...More |
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GST calculation on lump sum payments
I need to know the correct calculation used to get the true correct percentage of GST in a HR area where we transfer lump sum payments in and out for ...More |
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Dismissing an employee
I recently agreed to employ an adult starting in mid January. I told her I would pay $13.50 per hour plus sick leave, super, holiday pay etc. This ...More |
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Using sub-contractors
I have recently purchased and begun operating a "domestic services" business, where I locate suppliers to carry out a range of services for my ...More |
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Employing teachers as contractors
I run a music school and have up to 25 teachers taking students at any one time. Some of our teachers are employed but some are contractors who do ...More |
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Obtaining liability insurance
I have started a business in event management where I will be contracted by clients to organise any or all parts of their event or function. I have ...More |
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Terminating casual employee
I am a sole trader, home-based with a casual employee working from his home also. The main duty of the employee is updating a customer database and ...More |
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Privacy Act and reference checking
I am a business services company which has just won a significant contract with a major international manufacturing company in Melbourne to provide ...More |
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Dismissing an employee
One of my employees has been using the work computer to surf all the porn web sites. I have discussed with her previously the use of office equipment ...More |
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How do I pay myself?
I am a psychologist recently returned from several years working overseas on a very small wage and would now like to set myself up as a consultant ...More |
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Performance bonuses
I need information regarding the type and range of performance bonuses paid to employees in consultancy/sales roles i.e. they have dual roles of ...More |
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Am I paying enough or is my profit margin too small?
I have a graphic/web design business. I also resell business card printing and web hosting services. I recently employed staff to help grow my ...More |
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Employee vs contractor
I have established a private charitable foundation, based on donors' funds. In brief, we have a trustee, an advisory committee of two people ...More |
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Staff employment
As a sole trader, can I employ staff on a casual basis?...More |
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Who is liable for Workers Compensation Insurance?
My wife is a sole trader. She contracts to the pharmaceutical industry working in clinical research, basically supplying her labour. She works both ...More |
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Client Satisfaction Form - Temporary Staff
I would like to send my clients a form which asks them to assess the temporary/casual staff member they had assigned from my company, against the job ...More |
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Commission-based employee
I have two companies. I am the only employee of one and I recently started a new auto repair company. Hired a very good mechanic who is on ...More |
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Using overseas contractors
If you wish to hire contractors, who are citizens of a foreign country, to perform certain tasks for you in their own country, even though you are ...More |
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Small business policy and procedures manual
I am putting together a policy and procedures manual for a company that has been in existence for 2 years. The company includes 6 full time staff ...More |
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Wage of casual employee
Created a position for someone’s friend who needed a job, then both parties agreed on wage according to the Award, with it being only a casual ...More |
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Working with unions
I wish to expand the labour hire aspect of my business into other industry areas such as Road/General Construction and Transport. I'm not sure ...More |
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Awards and contracts of employment
Are clerical/administration employees working on Queensland mine sites (fly-in-fly out) covered by the Mining Non-Coal Award or the Clerical ...More |
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Entitlements for long service leave
We have an employee who has resigned after 8 years and 7 months of service. What long service leave entitlements does this employee take with him?...More |
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Guidelines on employee agreement
I require information on terms of employment for an apprentice, labourer and office staff i.e. dress codes, break times, conduct, customer relations ...More |
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HR checklist
We have just started our own manufacturing business and I have absolutely no experience in administration and human resources. I need a simple guide ...More |
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Industrial Relations Commission action
An ex employee of mine is taking my company to the Australian Industrial Commission with regards to an unfair dismissal claim. He was under probation ...More |
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Hiring an employee
I want to hire an employee. I would like to know what insurances, superannuation requirements etc. as well who I need to contact to set them up for ...More |
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Superannuation for contractors
We run a home based business where we sub-contract to one main business. They have asked us a number of times about superannuation. We are going to ...More |
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Free work experience
I am a 20 yr old who is considering offering my services to a retail company for free for a trail period as an incentive for a particular company to ...More |
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Vending and sales reps
I presently manufacture and site vending machines primarily to bars and nightclubs. I subcontract all of the parts and then assemble the machines ...More |
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What are the rules for commission-only employment?
I am about to employ someone on a commission-only basis. Are there certain rules I need to follow? Do they have to invoice me in order to get paid? ...More |
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Employee probation process
Please detail and outline the process of informing a probationary employee of their poor performance and work habits and how to document in case of ...More |
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Superannuation for juniors
If my employee is a junior, 15-20 years old, do I have to pay any super?...More |
