PowerPoint presentation guiding the viewer through how to navigate key areas of employing others in Australia

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Employing and Managing People –
Your rights and obligations
Navigate The Current Employment Law
Landscape

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Introduction
• ? Your current understanding
• What you need to know FWA, NES, ATO
• What you will learn today
• What you will be able to do when you leave
• Schedule for today
• Surroundings and housekeeping
• Please introduce yourself

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Case studies
• Recent Fair Work Ombudsmen cases
– Fines and wins
• Finance company – casuals
• Architect Award other employees
• FWA help service

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FWA
• http://www.fairwork.gov.au/Pages/default.as
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• A brief history to help understanding
• http://www.facebook.com/fairwork.gov.au?hc
_location=stream
• http://www.fairwork.gov.au/resources/email-
updates/pages/default.aspx
• NES

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NAVIGATE AN AWARD INDUSTRY
THEN FUNCTION
Exercise In groups Discuss Dining Out What is the industry?
What are the roles or functions undertaken at a restaurant?

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Navigate
• Industry and Function
• Dining out at a Restaurant – Industry = Food
• Function = Wait person, Chef, Cashier, Owner,
Bookkeeper, Accountant, Sales and Marketing

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Lets find the relevant industry award
• Where do we go?
• http://www.fairwork.gov.au/awards/a-z-
modern-awards-list/pages/default.aspx
• MA000119

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Lets find the Award
• Lets look at the functions
• The Devil is in the detail
– 1. The level of qualifications and specific
requirements of the role/responsibilities
– 2. Hours of work
– 3. Minimum Rate of pay, penalties, provisions,
loadings and any other items

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Exercise
• Let’s Find the Award for a Chef vs a cook
• What is the minimum wage for each
• What are the hours of work per week
• What are the meal break allowances
• Are there any other penalty rates, special
considerations?
– Hint clothing and tools

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NES
• Putting the provisions of the NES together
with the correct Award to insure pay rate,
penalties, hours of work, meal breaks and all
other allowances are covered

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The ATO
• What are the ATO interested in and when will
they get involved
• Casuals and Contractors
• 25% loading Tax, Superannuation
• Is this a contractor or an employee?
• To be sure: http://ato.gov.au/Calculators-and-
tools/Employee-or-contractor/

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Putting it all together
Exercise
• Industry
• Award
• NES
• ATO
• Compare the Award for industry and function to
NES and calculate based on the best outcome for
the employee
• Contractors not employees then no Tax or Super
• Casuals = 25% loading
• No Guarantee just evidence

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Review
• History – What is the FWA and NES all about
• Navigate
• Key sites to bookmark
• Email to receive
• Look up Industry Award, Function Award,
compare to NES understand the ATO’s role in
employment law

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Bonus section
• Evidence is everything
• Hiring is all about the fit
• Managing is all about the technique

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The essentials
• Know your culture = values & behaviours
expected policy
• Detailed position descriptions
• Signed letter of offer with Terms and
conditions of employment
• Policies with procedures for matters such as
performance and misconduct
• Diarise important events and document all
conversations in some form = evidence

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Conclusion
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