The HR Cartel Podcast

(025) Research says wellbeing is a waste of money; here’s what to do instead.

Research from the Oxford University has proven what real-world HR practitioners have known all along. Wellbeing programs and incentives haven't achieved a thing! The solution is and always has been right under our noses. If you want your people to be happier, more productive, healthier, and more engaged, the answer is far simpler than you may think. Check out www.workplaceas.com for more resources, advice and support.

(024) 7 limitations to identify & remove from your business this year.

Happy New Year - let's focus on business improvements as we name 7 different limitations you must identify and remove from your workplace/business this year. These limitations cause bottlenecks, confusion, frustration, and turnover, and all of these things occurring will cost you money, time, clients, and may result in losing your best people. Check out www.workplaceas.com for more info.

(023) Three major factors you must be ready for, in 2024.

Change is afoot, it's relentless and more is coming. This is going to make employment relations and workplaces very high-risk for 2024 and the years ahead. We break through all off the noise, and bring Employers the top 3 HR/IR factors you must be ready for, before 2024 takes hold. We make the number 1 recommendation, we explain the number 1 opportunity, and we provide the number 1 risk for Senior Managers, Directors and business owners.
As always, reach out to us via www.workplaceas.com for more information, advice, comments and more.

(022) Working from home, public holidays, leave in advance, and employee debts.

Tim gives you all the reminders you need right now - working from home, public holidays, leave in advance, and employee debts. As promised in the episode, follow the link below where we detail the 78 Modern Awards that were amended, allowing your employees to go into debt with you for annal leave in advance. Go to www.workplaceas.com to submit queries or suggestions.
For Annual Leave in Advance Rules: https://www.workplaceas.com/blog/78-modern-awards-varied-impacting-paid-leave-during-shutdowns

(021) Are your leaders acting like this? Time to act!

We talk about the tell-tale signs that leaders are lacking the capability to drive a business, create standards and maintain good performance. Listen in, and if anything sounds familiar, it might be time to step into the leadership team and set things back on the right path.
Go to www.workplaceas.com to reach out or download some performance management tools.

(020) REPORT: Industrial State of Play 2023/2024

After the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA) National Conference, Tim shares the "Industrial State of Play" for Aussie businesses, for the foreseeable future. We discuss the volume of claims lodged against employers, sexual harassment and discrimination in Australia and the success rates of claims and damages. We disclose what the Government, the Fair Work Ombudsman, the Fair Work Commission, Unions and Employers are seeking, and what this all means for Employers trying to run a business in Australia today. Go to www.workplaceas.com for tools and updates.

(019) Dealing with disputes ”off the record”

Disputes are a necessary part of humanity, but from an HR sense, employers are often focused on following procedures they can rely upon, should a dispute become a legal claim. Many disputes have to follow that formal path, but a lot can be handled in a different way, getting a faster result, in a far less painful manner. Go to www.workplaceas.com for downloadable tools you can start using right away!

(018) Working from home & productivity problems that SMEs can solve

Our government, the Union movement, Bankers and Billionaires are not going to provide the answers to end Australia's productivity woes. SMEs, the backbone of Australia are the ones who can lift productivity higher, and frankly, are probably the only ones with the resourcefulness and courage to do it. Go to www.workplaceas.com to get our complimentary employee performance tools, start using them today.

(017) The easier Fair Work claims to defend (jurisdictional objections)

Not all Fair Work Commission claims deserve the same level of fear employers automatically experience, when they receive that dreaded notification. Jurisdictional objections exist, where the employer's response can tell the Commission the claim simply cannot proceed. So, what are jurisdictional objections, and how do you know if you can declare one exists? Listen in...
Go to www.workplaceas.com for downloadable resources and more advice.

(016) Labor’s blatant attempt to unionise the nation

We look between the lines of the Labor Government's 'closing the loopholes' bill, and see the real agenda influenced by the ACTU. We touch on the QANTAS issues, and how their troubles present a significant HR problem. Go to www.workplaceas.com to download free HR tools, and more.