6 years ago Can we change our employees’ hours? Is there any other lawful option available to us to change these part-time hours?
6 years ago Does an employee have a right to see an employer reference? Does a candidate have a right to see information held about them in a referee report?
6 years ago Are employees entitled to sick pay if they miss an overtime shift? If an employee has agreed to work a shift in addition to their normal rostered shifts but gets sick, does the employee have to take paid sick leave?
6 years ago Can a manager be appointed as a bargaining representative? Is it acceptable for a manager in a small business to be appointed by the staff as their bargaining representative?
6 years ago Do we have to pay wages early if the normal pay date falls on a weekend or public holiday? If pay day falls on a weekend, is there an obligation to pay employees on the working day prior to this?
6 years ago Can we reject statutory declarations as evidence for taking sick leave? Can we opt not to accept statuary declarations, pharmacy & e-certificates if it is written in a company leave policy and employees have been given notice?
6 years ago Trust me, I’m a lawyer We have been requested by a lawyer to provide personal information about an employee. Are we under any obligation to advise them of the request?
6 years ago A busman’s holiday Are we able to contact employees while they are on leave? When should we avoid making contact?
6 years ago Can we withhold ex-employees’ wages if they don’t return their uniforms? Can we withhold wages until staff return their company-issued uniforms?
6 years ago It’s nothing personal Are we obligated to hand over training and medical records upon resignation?
6 years ago How do we calculate our employee’s long service leave? What date do we calculate long service leave from?
6 years ago Can we reduce salaries to avoid redundancies? Are we able to reduce employees' salaries temporarily for a specified period, but still have them work full-time hours to avoid redundancy?
6 years ago Can leave balances be transferred between our own businesses? Given that we need to terminate her from employment in business A and commence her with business B, are we obliged to pay out her leave balances?
6 years ago Do we have to keep our staff in the picture? Does an employer require an employee's permission to release photos of them?
