Staffing

WORKERS COMP RULING IN ‘UNSUSTAINABLE’ SYSTEM

Posted on April 23rd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
A landmark case has resulted in a former manager at Twin Willows Hotel ordered to repay Laundy Hotels $50K workers compensation plus interest after being sprung simultaneously working at another pub. Only a few months after being hired as a

THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF HIRING OLDER WORKERS

Posted on March 31st, 2025 by Jane Louise
While employers typically put most of their efforts into drawing and retaining younger employees, there is another group of potential staff that are often overlooked: baby boomers. Employing staff aged around 60 and over can offer a surprising number of

HAVE YOUR SAY IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Posted on February 24th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
TAFE NSW is rolling out its ‘Have Your Say Survey 2025’ – to gather the thoughts of the people, with the goal of better understanding local needs and aspirations. The survey is available to all people in NSW, asking questions

FAIR WORK FINES HOTEL EMPLOYERS OVER $100K

Posted on January 24th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The Fair Work Ombudsman has issued fines and penalties totalling over $100K to the operators of Hotel Frangos and a café for underpayment of more than $320K to nearly 100 staff. The case came to light in mid-2023, when the

RESPECT IN HOSPITALITY: NSW RAISES THE BAR FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS

Posted on November 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
This month a new venture between hospitality organisations and business peak industry bodies in New South Wales has unveiled a new website, RespectInHospitality. The free site provides valuable resources along with training and templates for use by hospitality businesses so

NSW BOOSTS RSA TRAINING TO ADDRESS HARASSMENT

Posted on October 2nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
After the recent successful update to Liquor & Gaming NSW’s Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) training handbook, the NSW Government is now considering further specialised training for staff at licensed venues around sexual harassment. Government will be consulting with advocacy

RIGHT TO DISCONNECT – WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW

Posted on August 23rd, 2024 by Jane Louise
The Fair Work Ombudsman recently released further information on employees’ right to disconnect, where changes to workers’ rights will begin to come into effect from next week. From Monday 26 August 2024, outside of working hours, employees will have the

NEW PROGRAM TACKLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN HOTELS

Posted on June 21st, 2024 by Jane Louise
Better equipping hospitality staff to recognise and respond to sexual harassment, a new bystander intervention program was launched yesterday by the Australian Hotels Association. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2021-2022 around 1.7 million Australian adults, comprised of