Posts tagged "annual leave"

With Christmas less than 90 days away, employers should be turning their minds to planning and confirming their Christmas/New Year shutdown arrangements.

Unlimited annual leave is a distraction to temporarily relieve the pain or frustration of the underlying problem, writes Dr Libby Sander.

Anzac Day falls on a Tuesday this year and, as always, the mid-week public holiday means an extra-long weekend for many Australians.

Are enforced holidays for millions of Australians each year a good way of preventing burnout, or just a cynical ploy by the bosses?

There is a direct correlation between mental health and several issues the Jobs and Skills Summit is trying to solve.

The children’s nutrition business will be downing the tools for a week as staff are given the chance to “recharge and regroup” with a bonus week of paid leave.

As mental health awareness grows, job seekers are looking for more than standard sick and annual leave, new data shows.

The recognition of family and domestic violence in employment laws is critical, yet ours are lacking in both content and messaging, writes Wesley Rogers from Marque Lawyers.

Should companies and governments give the four-day work week a go? Here’s what we know so far about the benefits and pitfalls of shortening the weekly grind.

Annual leave and long-service leave provisions create a liability, and for small to medium-sized business, that liability can be challenging.

HR specialist David Simpson proposes an alternative to the present leave entitlement system and explains the benefits that it would entail.

These casual loading offset provisions reduce an employer's liability to pay permanent employment entitlements where a worker is mischaracterised.