The Guide
Small Business Workplace Relations is designed to assist small businesses employing 15 staff or less, to keep on top of your workplace relations obligations.
Coverage includes recordkeeping, state and national industrial relations systems, modern awards, enterprise agreements, legislation overviews, and simple checklists to help you check your legal obligations are being met.
Chapters
1. Employment
Casual Employment, Probationary Employment, Qualifying Period, and Part-Time Employment.
Contracts of Employment, Policies and Procedures, Induction, and Pre-Employment Medical.
2. Record-Keeping
3. Consultation and Procedural Fairness
4. Civil Remedies
5. National Industrial Relations Systems
6. National Employment Standards
7. Modern Awards
8. Enterprise Agreements
9. Small Business Fair Dismissal Code
10. Work Health and Safety
11. Issues
Workplace Bullying, Discrimination, Termination of Employment – Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy, Adverse Action – General Protections, and Workplace Culture.
12. Legislation
Slavery legislation, Industrial Manslaughter, Whistleblower legislation, Wage Theft – Working Paper.
Summary and Conclusion
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Sample Workplace Relations Checklist for Small Business
Appendix 2. Workplace Relations Checklist
Appendix 3. Small Business Fair Dismissal Code Checklist
Appendix 4. Termination of Employment – a summary
