The HR Cartel Podcast

(049) Recession looming? How to plan for redundancies now.

The RBA has left interest rates high, and indicated we may be waiting until 2026 to see any reprieve. To quote the Great Mark Bouris - I fear this can push us into a recession. What does that mean for businesses? 
Time to look ahead and assess you market and organisation - one major mitigating action is to cut costs when you feel you're looking at a dire short to medium term future. Headcount is usually the biggest expense, so it's important to get redundancy decisions right. We share a process to get your redundancy planning underway, and strategise smart redundancy decisions should your business be facing uncertainty. 
Link: Get tickets here for the panel event Tim Dive where will be speaking on the future of workforce management and trends, Brisbane, 29 August 2024. https://www.coffeecommune.com.au/event/is-your-hiring-strategy-ready-for-the-future/
 

(048) More changes are on the way; and my challenge to you!

In this episode of The HR Cartel Podcast, Tim Dive discusses the pressing issues within Australia's industrial relations landscape, focusing on recent changes and conflicts in employment laws. He highlights the persistent challenges posed by the CFMEU's toxic culture and the government's inadequate responses. Tim calls for courage and integrity from HR professionals and leaders to stand against corruption and advocate for fair, transparent workplaces. Join us as we delve into these critical topics and explore practical solutions for small and medium-sized employers.

(047) Bikies didn't 'turn' the CFMEU into a criminal organisation

As we watch the government and the CFMEU scramble to defend themselves in the wake of corruption allegations, I fear the scope of the argument is far too narrow to make any outcome meaningful. We cannot let any political party manipulate the system so far that Australian's lives, even those distant from any construction union's reach, are negatively impacted, unaffordable, and left with nowhere to go, while our political class line their pockets and do nothing about real criminals hiding in broad daylight. Lets talk about it. 
 

(046) The CFMEU & Labor aren't the only ones to blame. Let's talk about the rest of them.

In the fall out of the crime and corruption committed by one of the biggest unions in Australia, we need to ask - who's really at fault here?  Who is to blame when an industry gets so toxic, that for decades, it can't be stopped? It can't be turned around, and so people exit the industry. They write to politicians for help. No one listens and finally, it is left up to journalists to expose the truth.
How does it get there? I'll tell you how it gets there. It gets there because everybody agrees to play that game. Let’s talk about all the players at fault…
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(045) CFMEU and Union Conduct Exposed!

Finally, thank goodness some Australian journalists have the freedom and courage to report the truth when they learn about it. After 9 months of investigating, journalists have produced a set of recordings and statements that demonstrate what many of us have been saying all along. The corruption in Australia's building and construction industry, funded by the government, and controlled by CFMEU thugs, can no longer be ignored. I've been asked my thoughts by many over the last few days - well, I'm not surprised, but will we see this Union deregistered? This is a shocking demonstration of how life can be for employers in Australia - employers must fight back against over reaching Unions partnered by the ALP. 
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(044) Leaders have lost their way! Time to get back on track.

After a brief hiatus due to injury and illness - I'm back! Let's talk about the poor leadership decisions and lack of leadership courage combining to hold back employers and businesses in Australia. It's not their fault (leaders) - this has been a 10-15 year dip into the abyss of businesses/workplaces trying to appease people, make everyone happy, and be accepted by everybody. Its a trap - and now businesses are suffering the affects. 
As noted in the podcast, Martin Moore's Quote: 
“The leader’s mantra has to be, respect before popularity! Think about all the ways that your popularity will be threatened in the day-to-day leadership arena. You have to be able to challenge, coach and confront your people in order to build team capability and performance.”
Martin Moore
The website
https://yourceomentor.com/
Our recent blog: Every Leader Gets Nervous 
https://hrcartel.com/every-leader-gets-nervous/
 

(043) How much you'll pay if you breach the Fair Work Act.

We review a list of breaches and penalties (totalling $1.7M) from a recent case where 45 breaches were identified, including document and payslip errors, as well as underpayments. Excellent example of how much Employers will be liable to pay for simple errors of record keeping and payslip details. We also look ahead to picture what this case may have looked like next year, with wage theft laws introducing imprisonment and multi-million dollar fines. 
 
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(042) Employers stripped of rights with Casuals and Contractors

New Industrial Relations laws coming into effect on 26 August 2024 will significantly impact on employers who engage or intend to engage casual employees and contractors. These updates bring vast changes to how casual employment is defined and managed, and the risks of engaging contractors. Ultimately, employers have lost control caused by union wish lists being granted and brought into law.  
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(041) IR Update: the unions tell us what to expect next

Call me crazy, but I feel like we're headed for a Howard Government style attack against a particular Union - it doesn't feel like we're on a good path, the Union movement is desperate to run a wrecking ball through Australian workplace relations, and our Prime Minister has just publicly declared his undying devotion to advancing the union movement every day he is in power. All employers must take notice and look ahead. 
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(040) Kelli McDougall; The critical Aussie sector with 200,000 vacant jobs.

Want to hear an alarming truth? We have more than 200,000 vacant positions in our agriculture sector. We need those jobs performed if we have any chance of feeding and clothing ourselves with Australian produce. In Episode 40, we talk with Kelli McDougall, Managing Director or Agri Talent about the reality of Australia's Ag sector, the opportunities, the careers, and why Australian's have the wrong idea about a career in Ag.
While politicians and unions haggle and fight over control of our workplaces, we're unwittingly ignoring the needs of Australia's most important industry, and we'll all pay the price if we don't make a change. 
 
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Connect with Kelli - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellimcdougall/
Connect with Agri Talent - https://www.linkedin.com/company/agri-talent/posts/?feedView=all
Visit the Agri Talent Website - https://www.agritalent.com.au/