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Once upon a time, a business owner started a business without any knowledge of human resources or how the Australian workplace laws work. He employed staff and paid them as he saw fit. He kept no records and had no agreements in writing.  It all seemed to work fine – he had plenty staff and would never have thought of spending the time or money to have a professional manage his HR.

 

One day one of the employees showed great initiative in researching their workplace conditions, made a few phone calls and discovered that she had been underpaid for many years. She went to her boss and demanded the money. She threatened her boss with lots of dire consequences if he did not pay up.

 

The boss agreed that he had done the wrong thing and was going to pay at the correct rate for a part time worker. However the worker said they were not part time, but casual which is a much higher rate attracting a 25% loading.

 

 

Now if the boss had a legally written, Fair Work compliant contract of employment, from Nine2Three HR Management Solutions, it would have stated the type of employment that the person had been engaged under and there would be no argument.

 

We could have proved that the employee was a part time worker over the years and of course the whole situation would never had happened, because our HR Management Solutions advises new and old  business owners what the correct rates of pay are, so you would never be caught in a situation of having to pay out huge lump sums to correct your errors.  

 

And often workplace issues such as this are not isolated, because humans talk! One person starts the ball rolling and the domino effect soon gathers momentum, before it all comes crashing down.

 

Having a contractor look after your Human Resources, means that you can relax and work on growing your business knowing that your business asset is being protected through sound HR Management.

 

Many clients just want a minimum of outsourced HR including correct contracts and policies to inform and protect. Other clients want a full managed service with a HR Assistant or Manager on site once a month, once a week, what ever the needs.

 

 

Every month  is Employment Contract month at Nine2Three! Give us a call today on 1300 923 000 and get yours sorted.

 

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