Sparke Helmore

Sparke Helmore installs new employment service line leader

The new leader has been a partner with the firm for over 10 years

What is 'unreasonable' management action?

If management steps in to deal with workplace issues, at what point does this cross the line into bullying behaviour?

What is an enforceable undertaking and how does it work?

Organisations that breach workplace health and safety laws now have an alternative to a court imposed sanction.

Alternatives to company-wide pay increases

During enterprise bargaining, employees often request wage increases, but what if your company can’t afford to pay them?

Employer pays $165k for tragic fall

A company director has been fined after his employee died in a workplace accident.

Fate of Macquarie banker rests with HR

Lawyers say the fate of Macquarie Bank employee David Kiely, caught on live television looking at images of model Miranda Kerr, will depend on how strict the bank's policies are and how well they were communicated to staff.

Top employers named at HR Awards

ACCENTURE, Teachers Credit Union, Sparke Helmore and Glen Eira City Council were named as Australia’s top employers of choice at the Australian HR Awards 2008

Australia’s employers of choice named at the Australian HR Awards 2008

Accenture, Teachers Credit Union, Sparke Helmore and Glen Eira City Council were named as Australia’s top employers of choice at the Australian HR Awards 2008

Keeping your best and brightest

According to a recent survey, 61 per cent of Australian employers are having difficulty finding the right people to fill jobs – a dramatic increase compared to 2006. Teresa Russell looks at how organisations are making retention a strategic imperative in practice

HR awards finalists announced

THE FINALISTS for the Australian HR Awards 2007 were recently announced in the lead up to the gala awards in Melbourne on 21 September