The HR Cartel Podcast

The "candidate market" and recruitment generally changes with market influences, and we've got plenty happening right now, to make recruitment difficult. Many employers are recruiting without success, and retaining people is just as challenging in the shadow of the Covid era.  We get candid, as always, with Tanya and open the discussion up.  Check out Recruit Corp here https://recruitcorp.com.au/ Get in touch with the Podcast at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com 

This week, we talk with Phil Di Bella, AKA The Coffee King. When someone can take $5,000 and change the game forever, you bet they have many tales to tell and relevant lessons for all of us. Phil is a renowned entrepreneur who changed the hospitality industry with his customer-centric approach in the coffee/café market.  These days, Phil is changing the game again with his world-first concept "The Coffee Commune" and graciously gives back to Australian small and medium sized employers, while also influencing large organisations to do better, strategically aligned business.  Visit the Coffee Commune in Brisbane https://www.coffeecommune.com.au/ .  To reach out to The HR Cartel Podcast, email thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com   

Josh Hill gets real on some workplace subjects that aren't for the faint-hearted (trigger warning) and we explore the trials and tribulations of starting businesses, the journey from conceptualising a business to creating an operating company, and hear Josh's thoughts on the difficulties of employing in Australia, complying with laws, and all while competing in competitive markets.  Are you launching or growing a business? Check out McLellan Hill and their associated companies at https://www.mclellanhill.com/our-companies Video Note: We apologise for the few moments where the quality of the video drops. Technical issues and reliability aren't our friend when recording in real-time. 

A wonderful James Clear quote set me on fire this week: "You don't rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems". And how correct he is - so, we explore the HR Cartel concept of "platforms" and explain how you can simply and systematically capture knowledge, develop your organisation, and get improvements compounding to operate better than ever. Of course, the result is great culture, and great performance. Contact the podcast at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com to share your thoughts.   

Smaller Employers: there is a perfect storm approaching so we're looking ahead for the next five to ten years and considering what's in store for you. We talk about the risks that are manifesting, over-regulation and the information you need to protect yourself into the future.  Listen in to hear about small business and smaller employer capability needs you needs, not just to comply and avoid employee-challenges, but to keep yourself out of jail under the regulator's new Wage Theft laws.  Reach out to us at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com 

We're talking to Employers; Labor's IR moves are about to bite us hard. Let's talk about the demands of the Union, now infiltrating the Fair Work Commission who is currently drafting wording for Modern Awards, that will impose the Union onto Employers, harder than ever before. How do you feel about paying the Union's operating costs? That may very-well be in our immediate future. We also discuss the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's misleading previous claims, and how they're now weaponising their data against employers in Australia, potentially impacting negatively on employment for women in larger businesses.  Contact the Podcast direct on thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com  Show Links:  Draft wording for Modern Awards:  https://www.fwc.gov.au/hearings-decisions/major-cases/variation-modern-awards-include-delegates-rights-term Union Demands: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/union-delegates-should-get-free-ipads-from-bosses-cfmeu-20240402-p5fgq2 Workplace Gender Equality Agency: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/government-contracts-on-the-line-if-gender-targets-not-met-20240325-p5ff1a Post Termination Restraints: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/ban-restraints-on-poaching-staff-rba-board-member-20240327-p5ffnk

In this Education Series episode, we explain the general process of Unfair Dismissal Claims and how employers may wish to see things as they progress through the claim defence process. Hear about responding to a claim, jurisdictional objections, the small business fair dismissal code, preparations for an Unfair Dismissal hearing, what to expect on the day of of your Unfair Dismissal hearing, and the ramifications of winning and losing the claim defence. Reach us on thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com Brought to you by Workplace Advisory Specialists www.workplaceas.com Links: Small Business Fair Dismissal Code: https://www.fwc.gov.au/what-small-business-fair-dismissal-code FAIR WORK ACT 2009 - SECT 385: https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/fwa2009114/s385.html  

We talk about the destruction of the Aussie workplace, the intentional actions by employees and the regulators to continue the impact of bad industrial relations rules, and we bring culture into the conversation. As promised for the show notes: Here's the link to give your thoughts to the Commission on the "Right to Disconnect" Variation of modern awards to include a right to disconnect | Fair Work Commission (fwc.gov.au)    Reach out us at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com 

Are employees getting too much time off, paid, each year? Annual leave, sick leave, public holidays, compassionate leave, FDV leave, and now the Queensland Council of Unions wants an additional 10 days of paid leave for reproductive health. How far is too far? Employees are facing non-productive workforces with increased rights to request even more disconnection from their jobs without any reduction in pay, all coming with a much higher price tag and no ability to tie cost increases to productivity or performance. Join us for this talk - share your views at thehrcartelpodccast@gmail.com    This podcast is brought to us by Workplace Advisory Specialists www.workplaceas.com 

The Gender Pay Equity report is out, and the agency responsible for workplace equality has (again) produced nothing more than an attack on businesses, no solutions, yet demonstrates no 'real' problem actually exists in workplace pay equality. We talk about the lunacy currently plaguing Australian workplaces and how small and medium sized employers will have to tread carefully in the coming months/years.  Contact us at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com 

We dub Minister Tony Burke, "Shania". He don't impress me much... The ridiculous rules this Minister is now making Australian employers deal with, is simply "not impressive". His policies have sent the volume of permanent Australian jobs down, down, down... What's new? Right to disconnect, new Contractor rules, and Unions getting unfettered access to any workplaces' payroll records. What a guy! Email us at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com - share your thoughts, questions, suggestions, or whatever else you want us to know.

We discuss the 4 ways employers can most effectively get more out of their people, the total workforce, and where drastic measures are needed, restructure and outsource key functions. Sharing knowledge from real-world experience - listen in and share your thoughts on any other ideas that work. Contact us at thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com and visit www.workplaceas.com for tools and tips.

Where do you sit on Working From Home and Return To Office mandates? We explore the statements and arguments people are pushing, and the rebuttals we feel every Employer has the right to make. Share your thoughts with us, join the debate. thehrcartelpodcast@gmail.com or www.workplaceas.com

Research from the Oxford University has proven what real-world HR practitioners have known all along. Wellbeing programs and incentives haven't achieved a thing! The solution is and always has been right under our noses. If you want your people to be happier, more productive, healthier, and more engaged, the answer is far simpler than you may think. Check out www.workplaceas.com for more resources, advice and support.

Happy New Year - let's focus on business improvements as we name 7 different limitations you must identify and remove from your workplace/business this year. These limitations cause bottlenecks, confusion, frustration, and turnover, and all of these things occurring will cost you money, time, clients, and may result in losing your best people. Check out www.workplaceas.com for more info.

Change is afoot, it's relentless and more is coming. This is going to make employment relations and workplaces very high-risk for 2024 and the years ahead. We break through all off the noise, and bring Employers the top 3 HR/IR factors you must be ready for, before 2024 takes hold. We make the number 1 recommendation, we explain the number 1 opportunity, and we provide the number 1 risk for Senior Managers, Directors and business owners. As always, reach out to us via www.workplaceas.com for more information, advice, comments and more.

Tim gives you all the reminders you need right now - working from home, public holidays, leave in advance, and employee debts. As promised in the episode, follow the link below where we detail the 78 Modern Awards that were amended, allowing your employees to go into debt with you for annal leave in advance. Go to www.workplaceas.com to submit queries or suggestions. For Annual Leave in Advance Rules: https://www.workplaceas.com/blog/78-modern-awards-varied-impacting-paid-leave-during-shutdowns

We talk about the tell-tale signs that leaders are lacking the capability to drive a business, create standards and maintain good performance. Listen in, and if anything sounds familiar, it might be time to step into the leadership team and set things back on the right path. Go to www.workplaceas.com to reach out or download some performance management tools.

After the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA) National Conference, Tim shares the "Industrial State of Play" for Aussie businesses, for the foreseeable future. We discuss the volume of claims lodged against employers, sexual harassment and discrimination in Australia and the success rates of claims and damages. We disclose what the Government, the Fair Work Ombudsman, the Fair Work Commission, Unions and Employers are seeking, and what this all means for Employers trying to run a business in Australia today. Go to www.workplaceas.com for tools and updates.

Disputes are a necessary part of humanity, but from an HR sense, employers are often focused on following procedures they can rely upon, should a dispute become a legal claim. Many disputes have to follow that formal path, but a lot can be handled in a different way, getting a faster result, in a far less painful manner. Go to www.workplaceas.com for downloadable tools you can start using right away!