The West Gate Bridge Disaster

On the 15th of October 1970 at 11.50 a.m. a 367-ft. span of the West Gate Bridge collapsed without warning killing 35 men. (more…)

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Article by Grant Winter

In today’s business environment competitiveness is constantly increasing, whether it’s the rapidly changing legislative landscape or the greater number of competitors, many of which could be international in nature having much lower cost structures and inputs.  Add to this, advances in technology plus the changes in our demographics leads to a very complex and at times unpredictable competitive business landscape.

To keep pace with all of these changes, business owners and leaders in addition to running their companies, must be constantly improving and changing in order to survive financially.  You often hear business owners say “even though our business is growing, we are working harder for less return”. (more…)

The True Cost of Work-Related Injury, Illness and Disease in Australia

Work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths impose real and significant costs on employers, workers and the community.

These include both direct costs and indirect costs.  Direct costs include items such as workers’ compensation premiums paid by employers or payments to injured or incapacitated workers. (more…)

The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an employee’s application for unfair dismissal, finding that the employer’s decision to terminate the employee for serious misconduct was reasonable as the employee’s action can be construed as constituting a breach of the confidentiality obligations in her employment contract.

An employee who held the position of Account Executive was terminated by her employer for serious misconduct after she submitted her resignation. The employee subsequently lodged an unfair dismissal claim.

The Account Executive tendered her resignation on 28 April 2016 indicating that her last day would be 31 May 2016. On 3 May 2016, she was immediately dismissed when the employer discovered that she had emailed the employer’s client list to her private email account on two separate occasions after she provided notice of her resignation. (more…)

January 2016 – Message from the Managing Director

The team at Workplace Partners wishes you a very happy and successful New Year!

The beginning of a New Year is an exciting time for your business, as you prepare and plan for a great season ahead.

Now is a good time to review your past performance and the systems and processes you have in place and to plan the changes which will lead to your business being more successful. (more…)

End of the year functions are a great way to celebrate the year that has been with your staff and clients. As the year draws near to a close, most employees are eagerly waiting to unwind and enjoy all the benefits that the festivities bring.

But before you pop that champagne or make a toast, and whether you are managing the function in-house or through an external party here are some tips to promote a safe and enjoyable celebration that will help you in promoting a positive corporate image (more…)

If you have employees that have accrued excessive amounts of annual leave, this article will step you through the actions you can take as an employer to minimise the liability.

Accrual of excessive annual leave can be detrimental to both an employer and an employee (more…)

Effective 1 July 2015, the national minimum wage will increase by 2.5%,  lifting it to $656.90 per week or $17.29 per hour. Modern award minimum weekly wages will also increase by 2.5%. (more…)

If you have been paying close attention to the news lately, you would have heard of the deal that has been struck between the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) and Business SA.

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