{"id":3666,"date":"2009-09-15T17:59:05","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T07:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.australiantropicalfoods.com\/?p=3666"},"modified":"2014-03-20T05:16:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T19:16:41","slug":"new-guides-to-help-small-to-medium-businesses-with-workplace-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/index.php\/2009\/09\/new-guides-to-help-small-to-medium-businesses-with-workplace-law\/","title":{"rendered":"New guides to help small to medium businesses with workplace law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/small20business20help.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3714\" title=\"small20business20help\" src=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/small20business20help.jpg\" alt=\"small20business20help\" width=\"336\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/small20business20help.jpg 336w, https:\/\/australiantropicalfoods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/small20business20help-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>The Fair Work Ombudsman has developed a set of guidelines for small to medium sized businesses aimed at assisting employers to better understand aspects of workplace laws.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The benefits of family-friendly workplaces, gender pay equity and good faith bargaining are among the issues canvassed in the series of guidelines that can be accessed on the Fair Work Ombudsman website.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Eleven best practice guides have been developed to assist employers make better use of the provisions of the Fair Work Act and better understand other aspects of workplace laws.<\/p>\n<p>Executive director Michael Campbell says the guides will particularly benefit employers with limited workplace relations or human resource management experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this latest initiative, we have sought to explain in simple language the concepts of best practice in key areas which can promote harmonious, productive and co-operative workplaces,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p>The new guides cover Work &amp; Family, Consultation &amp; Co-operation, Individual Flexibility Arrangements, Employing Young Workers, Gender Pay Equity, Small Business, Workplace Privacy, Managing Under-performance, Effective Dispute Resolution and Improving Workplace Productivity in Bargaining.<\/p>\n<p>A guide for young workers has also been prepared, outlining things young people need to know before they start work and after they take a job, including protections against harassment and discrimination and the right to join or not to join a union.<\/p>\n<p>The information can be accessed at the Fair Work Ombudsman website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fwo.gov.au \" target=\"_blank\">fwo.gov.au<\/a>\u00a0. Employers can also contact the Infoline on 13 13 94 between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Fair Work Ombudsman has developed a set of guidelines for small to medium sized businesses aimed at assisting employers to better understand aspects of workplace laws. 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