After a bit of a hiatus, the microphone has been dusted off, and a new podcast recorded. In this episode, I talk about the future direction for the IR Simplified podcast. Remember to check out Industrial Relations Today,

In this episode of the IR Simplified podcast, I talk about managing employee absences. These absences can range from an employee repeatedly turning up late to work, taking time off, or even abandoning their employment.

Episode 32 IR Simplified PodcastManaging Union Relationships In episode 32 of the IR Simplified I talk about managing the relationship with the dreaded union. The first and probably most important thing to remember is that the official who is sitting a...

Episode 31 IR Simplified PodcastAlcohol And Christmas Parties In this episode of the IR Simplified podcast I talk about the dangerous situation of serving alcohol at Christmas parties. With the recent succesful unfair dismissal application by Stephen K...

Episode 30: IR Simplified PodcastRight Of Entry In this episode  I talk about the right of entry provisions that are given to union officials under the Fair Work Act 2009. The provisions for Right Of Entry under the Fair Work Act 2009 are located in Pa...

Episode 22 of the IR Simplified podcast begins the series on Unfair Dismissal, with a short discussion on what unfair dismissal is. Discussed during podcast: Terry White Chemists decision Security Company decision Chicken company decision Make sure you...

In episode 21 of the IR Simplified podcast I talk about employee engagement and decide whether it is just a buzzword, or is there something more to it. If it isn’t a buzzword, how can we go about increasing it.

Episode 20 of the IR Simplified podcast concludes the nine part series on enterprise agreements with a discussion on FWC Orders. In this episode I talk about Majority Support Determinations, Scope Orders, Bargaining Orders, and how to avoid them.

Your enterprise agreement has come back from the Fair Work Commission, all signed off and approved. Does this mean you can forget about it until just before the nominal expiry date? In this episode I explain why planning for the next agreement should b...

You’ve got the enterprise agreement endorsed by a majority of employees, now what do you do with it? Today’s episode, part 7 of the 9 part series, goes into what happens to the enterprise agreement while it is at the Fair Work Commission.