It is not often that changes to the Fair Work Act pass with very little comment from the mass media, but that is what happened recently. Perhaps the lack of interest from the mass media is a result of the original Bill before the Parliament being very much watered down. Nonetheless, the Act has been […]
Read MoreUntil recently some courts and tribunals throughout Australia have been content to accept that certain conditions of employment are implied, that is that they are taken as being agreed between an employer and employee and do not need to be recorded in writing, or even discussed, to have application. A common term thought to be […]
Read MoreEvery four years the Fair Work Commission is required under the Fair Work Act 2009 to conduct a review of all Awards. The first review commenced on 1 January 2014 and despite many hearings, directions and decisions is still not completed. See the full article which summarises the more important parts of the review process to date. […]
Read MoreA short interview with James O’Neill, director of Quartz Consulting, on the importance of performance management in the work place.
Read MoreWHY THESE PROCESSES ARE SO IMPORTANT When employers are faced with an unfair dismissal claim, many wonder how they could have avoided the problem. There are often many reasons why a dismissal claim has arisen however; reasons that are often overlooked are poor recruitment and induction processes. The key objective in the recruitment process […]
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On 17 December 2014 James O’Neill & Associate launched its new brand, Quartz Consulting. The Quartz Consulting brand came together after an invigorating and challenging journey lead by our Directors in partnership with Red Jelly. Quartz Consulting – why change? In light of the incredible growth the business has experienced in the last eight years, […]
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