Employment Contracts, do you have them?

July 23, 2009 by paularetallick Leave a Comment

At our EzyBriefs meeting this morning we were given an outline of the services that our HR Advisors – In-Sync Business Consulting provide.

During the discussion the point was raised that a large number of companies don’t have Employment Contracts, I hope you are not one of them.

It is a statutory requirement for every employer to have a written contract with all their employees and it is just crazy not to have one.  What happens if you have a disagreement with your staff, your first port of call is the Employment Contract so without one the only real option is possibly lawyers, which is normally not the preferred option.

If you don’t have contracts then you should sort it out straight away.  You can either get In-Sync to help you out or check out the Department of Labour website which has a fantastic online tool that lets you create a contract online.

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Changing Pay Frequency

July 15, 2009 by paularetallick Leave a Comment

Many companies are realising that they can save both money and time by only having to process pays every fortnight rather than every week.

If you are on a weekly pay frequency and you want to change it then you must negotiate the change with your staff prior to making the change.  You are effectively changing the terms of your contract (be it written or implied) so you cannot just roll up one morning and announce that from next week staff will be paid fortnightly.

If you need help with this process then we sugguest you contact the guys at In Sync Business Consulting.  Their details are under Companies we Like.

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