We are the best employer in the world! Overselling the job and under-delivering is one of the leading causes for employee resignations or checking out within the probationary period. There are a lot of promises made and expectations set throughout the recruitment process on both sides. But it does not take long for an employee […]

What is “bullying” and “reasonable management action” under the Fair Work Act 2009? “Bullying” is: repeated behaviour; unreasonable behaviour; and behaviour that can cause a risk to health and safety. “Reasonable management action” is: management action; that was reasonable to have been taken; and carried out in a manner that is reasonable. Facts from Case […]

‘People don’t leave organisations, they leave people’ It is a well-known fact amongst HR practitioners that, ‘people don’t leave organisations, they leave people’. Employees usually leave organisations because their needs are not being met. It’s helpful to think of an employment relationship as similar to a marriage. The needs of both parties must be met […]

The Fair Work Act is silent on this one. The Act does not specify a set number of warnings or discussions that need to take place with the employee who is within the probation period prior to letting them go. You can let an employee go at anytime within the probation period So technically, you could […]