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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Sabbatical Leave and Leave Without Pay

June 3, 2009 by paularetallick Leave a Comment

Some of our clients have been looking at how they can best weather the current economic climate by looking into the whole area of sabbatical leave or extended leave without pay.

In-Sync Business Consulting prepared this Ezybrief on the topic Sabbatical Leave and Leave Without Pay

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Flexible Working Conditions

May 15, 2009 by paularetallick Leave a Comment

We were asked by a number of our clients what the process is in relation to negotiating flexible working conditions.  This has mainly come about in relation to providing a good retention strategy.

In-Sync Business Consulting prepared this EzyBrief on the topic – Flexible Working Conditions

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Calculating termination pay

July 17, 2008 by paularetallick Leave a Comment

We get a lot of phone calls as to why the amount showing on the Leave Reports for Annual Leave differs to the amount actually paid to an employee when they terminate.

The answer is very simple, accrued leave is valued on the basis of the higher of Normal Pay or the Average Pay over the last 52 weeks. Termination pay is a straigh % calculation of gross less any advanced holiday pay you have already received.

Some examples can be read here – Termination Pay Examples

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