FREE GUIDE: The 3 ‘must haves’ that only a consolidated HR system can achieve FREE GUIDE: The 3 ‘must haves’ that only a consolidated HR system can achieve
Providing a delightful and effective employee experience remains top of mind for business owners and HR leaders. In fact, 80% of HR and business leaders consider employee experience “important” or “very important,” according to a recent Deloitte survey. But what is driving this response? A perfect storm of low unemployment, high competition for talent, and a […]
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HR Insights
What is the Best HR Software for a Small to Medium Business?
As your small or scaling business begins to grow and add more people, the complexities of day-to-day tasks and processes grow along side it — and that is especially true in the realm of human resources. Quick little manual processes that used to take a few minutes and occur once in a blue moon now […]
3 mins read | 25/06/2021
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5 signals: is your workplace culture stalling?
“How is your workplace culture?” Creating a healthy workplace culture. It is a topic that all companies are paying increased attention to these days. And because there is no set formula to create great culture, it can be a real headache for HR teams and business owners. While workplace culture is difficult to create, it is also […]
2 mins read | 19/01/2022
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What are the types of flexible working you can offer employees?
Flexible working is becoming the predominant way of working for Australian employees. So what is flexible working? Is it simply offering employees the option to work from home? Or is there a lot more to it? We explore this question below and list 10 different types of flexible working available. What is flexible working? A […]
3 mins read | 19/01/2022
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Flexible working is poised to be the new predominant way of working – but are there alarm bells?
For the first time ever, flexible working is poised to be the predominant way of working for Australian employees once the pandemic is behind us. Of course, this only applies to some of the workforce – sorry retail and hospitality folk! You can’t serve customers their meals from home! It’s no surprise employees opt for […]
3 mins read | 18/01/2022
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What’s the difference between penalty rates and overtime?
Here’s something that may surprise you. Penalty rates and overtime are NOT the same thing. Using these terms interchangeably is quite common, but incorrect. Unsurprisingly, getting pay right can be a confusing task – and it is one of the most important things legal and HR MUST get right. We continue to see the Fair […]
4 mins read | 13/01/2022
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How good are your employment contracts? Four tips when writing notice periods.
What is a notice period? In employment contracts, a notice period is the length of time an employer is aware of an employees departure from the company before they actually leave. Essentially, it starts when an employee submits their letter of resignation and ends on their last day of work. Throughout the lifecycle of a […]
4 mins read | 12/01/2022
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How important are workplace policies and procedures?
What is a Workplace Policy? A workplace policy is made up of a statement of purpose and a series of broad guidelines on action to be taken to achieve that purpose. Given the target audience for a policy is the employees of a business, it is recommended to write a policy in simple terms, free […]
5 mins read | 12/01/2022
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Medical Certificates: Australian employers’ rights
When Can Employers Reject a Medical Certificate? A recent decision by the Australia Fair Work Commission in Gadzikwa v. Australian Government Department of Human Services, [2018] FWC 4878, has confirmed that employers are entitled to reject employees’ medical certificates. But not in all circumstances – only when they are too vague to honour legal obligations. The […]
5 mins read | 11/01/2022
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What are the best HR Conferences in Australia?
Are you a networking machine, or an absolute information absorber? In that case HR conferences in Australia must be your best friend! If you are none of these, just a leader in the HR industry, then you should be attending these things anyway. So to make life easy, we have compiled a list of the top […]
3 mins read | 06/01/2022
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10 tips to meet your casual conversion obligations
On 22 March 2021, new legislation was passed that significantly amended the casual employment regime in Australia. The legislation goes on to include a clarified definition of the ‘casual employee’ and expands upon already existing casual conversion rights, including an obligation on employers to offer permanent employment in certain circumstances. In this video, Source HR deep dive […]
5 mins read | 08/12/2021
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Customer stories
Case Study: How an Australian business streamlined the onboarding process with a modern, consolidated HR platform
Experience Digital is a small business with 30 employees, and growing quickly. HR quickly became a headache, and the employee experience was suffering as a result. Providing a delightful and effective employee experience became a priority for Experience Digital. In fact, 80% of HR and business leaders consider employee experience “important” or “very important,” according […]
2 mins read | 02/11/2021
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Product Announcements
Australia’s best HR software & Xero Integration
Why is connecting Worknice to XERO important? As the song goes… “Birds need bees and ice needs whiskeyShades need drawing, hearts need fallin’ And boots need knockin” Some things in life just go together. The song ‘knockin’ boots’ touches on many of them, but misses out on perhaps the most amazing pairings you […]
4 mins read | 11/10/2021
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What Is HR Analytics? Definition and Importance
Human resources a people centric function. But it is more than just limited to a supportive role for employees as well as writing job descriptions and onboarding new hires. Modern HR teams leveraging the latest cloud HR technology should align with the broader strategic goals of the business and play a role in achieving positive outcomes. As […]
2 mins read | 25/09/2021
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