Employment law can seem overwhelming, particularly if you’re a new business without knowledge or experience of HR. When you’re committing to hiring staff, it’s important to be aware of your rights, their rights, and ultimately, what you need to do to ensure you, they, and the business are protected. Legal framework – the fundamentals of forging a legal working relationship. Firstly, all national system employees are covered by the National Employment Standards (NES), which se

You’d have to say that for most of us normal human beings if we have a dispute we become emotional. It might be that we become angry, fearful, resentful, bitter, nervous or even traumatised. It’s rarely a positive emotion that displays when we sense a conflict and looming dispute. But very often, we know it’s important to control these emotions, as it clouds your judgement and objectivity. Why do we shy away from emotion? Simply put it’s uncomfortable. Symptoms like butterfli