Workplace Buzz

Workplace Buzz is an informative newsletter that we send our clients and contacts to keep them up to date with any news that will help them with their business.

Current Edition

September 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Welcome on board!
  • State System Employers
  • Fair Work Ombudsman – Document Updates
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Gayle Holmes

Previous Editions:

August 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Welcome on board!
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Jessica Simon
  • Fair Work Audits

July 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • 1st July Changes

June 2010 Edition

Articles in this editon includes:

  • Brisbane Office – We are moving!
  • Welcome on board!
  • Workcover Changes
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Tatiana Porter

May 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Welcome on board!
  • Bayview Coral Bay – Testimonials
  • Fair Work Audits
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Lisa May

April 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Easter Public Holidays
  • Invitation to Accountants – Free Practical Solutions to Fair Work Act offer
  • Minimum Hours of work under Modern Awards
  • Welcome on board!
  • Quality Assurance – Ethical Audting

March 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Congratulations Maslen Australia-Winner of our Testimonial Questionaire
  • Workplace Health & Safety: Model  Work Health and Safety (National) 1.1.2012
  • Welcome on board!
  • IR Update – Case Study

February 2010 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Practical Solutions seminar to Modern Awards & IR Laws
  • Welcome on board!
  • Spotlight on our client: Mundo Churrasco Restaurant
  • Fair Work Information Statement

December 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Merry Christmas! Welcome in 2010!
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Lynda Palai
  • Wages processing during the Holiday Season for our Clients
  • Reminder: Modern Awards & NES
  • Ethical Auditing

November 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Profile: Meet the Team – Cathryn Seaver
  • Welcome on board!
  • Important Information About Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying

October 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Modern Awards Phase In
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Wendy Sheather
  • DOs and DON’Ts for handling abestos-containing material: WHSQ

September 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Profile: Meet the Team – Skye Logan
  • Spotlight on our client: Pomona Hotel
  • Quick Tips for Dismissals
  • Wrongful sacking, unreasonable disciplinary action cause psych injury

August 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Fair Work Act
  • Welcome on board!
  • Superannuation all changed- as usual
  • Spotlight on our client: Ciccio’s Pasta Bar

July 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Welcome on board!
  • Spotlight on our client: NSR (Northside Security Response)
  • Unfair Dismissal
  • Injury Assessment Treatment Flowchart
  • Special Edition of Workplace Buzz….Coming Soon!

June 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Welcome on board!
  • Spotlight on our client: Sunmix Concrete
  • Court fines restaurant owner for underpaying staff
  • Blue cards – General safety instruction (construction industry) training…..Or is it a white card now?

May 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Spotlight on our client: Ab Fab The Stress Free Movers
  • Welcome on board!
  • Risk management – OHS management systems
  • Fair Work Bill
  • AIRC – Modern Awards

April 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Unions argue wage freeze will cost jobs – The Australian
  • Super shock set to hit employers on April 1
  • Welcome on board!
  • Spotlight on our client: Bayview Coral Bay

March 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Fairwork Australia – New Awards Could Cost You More Money
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Kay Thomas
  • Welcome on board!
  • Haycroft Workplace Solutions NRL Footy Tipping Comp – Join NOW!

February 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Profile: Meet the team – Jodee Mapleson
  • Miagration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill 2008
  • Special mention – Ciccio’s in the Sunday Mail
  • Attention: Updated Agreement to Accept Tax Invoice
  • Company and worker prosecuted after forklift skylarking

January 2009 Edition

Articles in this edition includes:

  • Profile: Meet the Team – Anita O’Brien
  • Welcome on board!
  • Meet our new staff members!
  • FREE 1 hour consulting session
  • Fair Work Bill – A General Update

December 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • It’s that time of year again – preparing for the Christmas rush!
  • Payroll changes over the holiday period
  • Welcome on board!
  • Profile: Meet the Team – John Stegman
  • $20,000 fine for employer who believed annual leave leading abolished
  • Watchdog eyes Xmas pay packets
  • Direct Debit is here!!

November 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Congratulations to Chancellor Park Family Medical Practice
  • Winners for our referral competition!
  • National heavy vehicle fatigue laws new in force
  • Federal Court orders rehearing of penalties, fines fast food outlet $45,000
  • Welcome on board
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Frank Bottcher

October 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Rate increases
  • Frank Bottcher – our new consultant
  • Traineeship for your staff
  • Referral reward
  • DEIR QLD investigations
  • Reminders
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Kellie Johnson
  • Are you aware of your legal obligations at social events?

September 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Vale L. John Reddy unsung labour market reformer
  • Common law contracts – real estate
  • New Consultant
  • Managing the skills shortage
  • Workcover – travel claims
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Anita Kendray

August 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • 1st October 2008 Pay Rate Increase
  • Editorial – Wage Increases
  • Transport sector considered to be at high risk
  • Managing your loans to preserve cash
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Rachael Kane

July 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • What should your business do before economic changes have an impact?
  • Work life balance tips the scales
  • Extended trading hours
  • Safety first: Attitude of the worker
  • Income tax rate changes
  • Profile: Meet the team – Katie Waller

June 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Child Employment Laws Summary
  • The Secret to Reducing your risk, minimising your stress, and improving your business profitability
  • Staff Retention
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Flavia Silva

May 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • IR Updates
  • Traineeships
  • Recruitment
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Glenn Badke

Special Edition 2008

  • Important Notice!

April 2008 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Labor’s IR Bill Update
  • How a co-employment strategy will work for your business
  • OH&S Case Study
  • Candidates
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Rhiannon Lomax

December 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • What you need to know right now about employing staff!!
  • Talk To Us before the Government talks to You
  • Would a co-employment strategy work for your business?
  • OH&S Case study on a chronic pain claim
  • Candidates
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Xenia Zeider

September 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Workplace Relations
  • New Pay Scales
  • Protect and grow your business
  • OH&S  – Equipment
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Tatiana Austin

August 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Fighting For You Rights
  • Determining Pay Rates
  • What’s new (LHI)
  • OH&S
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Charis Bottcher

June 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • What Now?! (Workplace Relations Amendment Bill)
  • What’s New?
  • OH&S
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Jenny Noble

May 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Tristar’s Trial & Tribulations + who the OWS are targeting now
  • Case Study (getting it right first time)
  • What’s new?
  • OH&S
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Ben Haycroft & his Family

April 2007 Edition

Aticles in this edition include:

  • Why use Haycroft Workplace Solutions for your workplace agreements?
  • What’s new….
  • OH&S
  • The benefits of following our process
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Daniel Capper

March 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • How to reduce your concerns about work choices compliance
  • What’s New?
  • OH&S
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Nikki MacDonald

February 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • Can you afford $5500?
  • 4 things you should know about our documentation
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Profile: Meet the Team – Anita Waterford

January 2007 Edition

Articles in this edition include:

  • The office of Workplace services has hit the ground running in 2007
  • OWS is focusing on young people
  • Work choices amendments (now effective)
  • Wage and allowances from December 1, 2006
  • Employer fined $5000 for underpayment of wages
  • OWS targeted compliance compaign in different industries in Qld
  • Be aware of The office of Workplace Services & their audits!