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| 370 businesses say YES to future growth
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 The Victorian Government rates Drake in the top 3 best performers as the Skills for Growth project nears the end of the first year of a 3 year contract on July, 1st.
With 370 clients registered, over 200 business diagnostics and Workforce Action Plans completed for businesses across Victoria and 1,754 vocational and educational training enrolments taken up at May, 31st, Drake Skills for Growth is rocketing along at break neck pace. |
Court action over alleged $25,000 underpayment of Melbourne salesperson
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 The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a prosecution against the former manager of a Melbourne retail business after a salesperson was allegedly underpaid $25,000.*
Facing court is a Caulfield South man, a former manager and part-owner of Ken Bruce Sales in Malvern.
Documents lodged in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court allege the store manager was centrally involved in the salesperson being underpaid a total of $25,575 between 2003 and 2008.
The Fair Work Ombudsman claims the male employee, in his 50s, worked an average 47.5 hours a week from Monday to Saturday.The alleged underpayments were primarily related to overtime rates, annual leave entitlements, and pay in lieu of notice. The store manager also allegedly failed to keep proper employment records for the employee or issue him with payslips.
The Ken Bruce Sales store in Malvern was sold in late 2008 and the store manager no longer has any involvement with the business.
Fair Work Ombudsman Executive Director Michael Campbell said “The store manager is being prosecuted because of the significant amount involved and his failure to rectify the matter”. The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges the store manager committed several breaches of workplace laws. The maximum penalty per breach is $6600 for the underpayment matters and $1100 for the payslip/record keeping matters.
Drake understands that it is hard for small and medium business owners and managers to be across all regulations and policy changes while trying to run a profitable business at the same time. Therefore we introduced a National Human Resources Telephone Advisory service that provides access to a team of Human Resources and Employee / Industrial Relations experts. This service assists business with any legislative terms and conditions of employment, so that business owners and managers have time to focus on the main areas of their business.
What are some of the services that the Drake National Advisory Service can provide for your business?
- A trusted partner to work with your current HR team or relevant managers to obtain a second opinion on key workplace matters
- Expert assistance with and interpretation of industrial instruments – including Awards, collective agreements – and legislation (including the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Fair Work Act 2009)
- Award interpretations – including rates of pay, hours of work, overtime, penalties and loadings
- Managing Workers Compensation claims and advice including long term claimants
- Performance management of employees including lawful terminations and company restructures
- OH&S advice including audits and recommendations to ensure complete accreditation compliance in accordance with standards.
- Workforce planning including retention strategies
- Drafting of HR policies and procedures
- Dismissal advice and termination administration
- Discounted “fee for service” consultancy rates
The monthly subscriptions starts at $99 per month (fully tax deductable) and will prove to be your best insurance cover yet! So don’t wait until you’re faced with expensive reactive legal fees when our consultants can provide timely and proactive solutions. And best of all you will only need to liaise with one trusted provider for all your Human Resources needs.
For more information or a confidential discussion with our Senior Industrial Relations Consultant contact Dean Bacarella on 03 9245 0287 or email.
*Source: http://www.fwo.gov.au/Media-centre/Pages/default.aspx 20/05/2010 |
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| Employers: the count down for the Ultimate JobTM tag has begun!
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 The Ultimate JobTM campaign is a competition throughout Australia to find The Ultimate JobTM of each capital city.
As an employer, this is your chance to show the public why you are a great company to work for! Applications to be in the running to have The Ultimate JobTM tag for your city commence July, 7th 2010 in Melbourne, and August, 6th in Sydney, with the remaining capital cities opening in the following months.
A recent survey by BRW found that over 70% of employees are currently considering working elsewhere, |
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Winning the Battle for Talent |
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The new battle for talent has started according to our latest research and organisations with reputations as great employers are winning.
Half of employees are now looking for new roles, and eight out of ten employers expect that skills shortages will again be a problem for them in the coming year, so organisations need to differentiate themselves as employers. And with nine out of ten potential recruits saying that the employer’s reputation is a significant factor in their employment decisions, | |
| Drake signs on with Melbourne Heart FC
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The Drake sponsorship of the Melbourne Heart Football Club has been announced along with the official launch of the Club’s long awaited away jersey.
Drake is delighted to secure this partnership with the Melbourne Heart FC and we look forward to becoming part of the great community that Heart have already established and continue to build. | |
| How do you determine that the new employee has the right behavioural traits to fit your team?
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With studies showing that up to 87% of all job failures are behaviour related, the need to understand your team and select the best fit for your organisation is vital in the success of your company.
Drake can assist your organisation to better understand the vast array of behavioural styles of individuals within your company | |
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