There have been several questions raised recently by our Members on correct management of new employees during their probationary period and how to deal with termination due to an unsuccessful probation. 

We wish to remind our Members of their obligations to staff who are under a probationary period.

Whilst the Australian government is seeking a 95 percent take-up rate in a proposed national vaccination program, employers will likely want to protect clients and co-workers as well as avoid legal liabilities of potential workplace COVID transmissions.

Right Fit for Risk (RFFR) is an initiative to ensure government owned data (including personal records of participants and other information) is safely held on provider IT systems. Some Members have shared with the Jobs Australia team, the challenges identified in meeting the requirements of the federal governments RFFR initiative.

The Morrison Government is enhancing our social security safety net by increasing support for unemployed Australians while strengthening their obligations to search for work.