Workplace Relations Consultant offering expertise on Employment Contracts, Termination and Redundancy, Performance Management, Wage Audits & more
Lesley Dowding has extensive experience in Federal and State Industrial Relations, serving 15 years with the State Govt's Dept of Commerce, Labour Relations Division. Lesley assisted local business owners, employees and school students during her time as Senior Industrial Inspector and Compliance & Education Officer. The provision of up-front support to resolve grievances between employers and emp
23/02/2022
Do you directly employ a nanny in your home?
Upcoming changes to state employment laws will introduce new employment obligations for people who directly employ nannies or people to provide child care in their home.
Learn more at: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/householdemployers or call Wageline on 1300 655 266.
18/02/2022
In 2021, Private Sector Labour Relations industrial inspectors helped employees recover more than $990,000 in unpaid wages and leave entitlements.
Employees who believe they’ve been underpaid under WA employment laws should visit: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/underpaymentcomplaints for more information.
11/02/2022
Good to know if you are a sole trader or partnership in the Metal Trades industry, fitters, boilermakers and apprentices.
The Metal Trades (General) Award has been updated by the WA Industrial Relations Commission and Wageline has published a new WA award summary.
Learn more about the amendments to the award at: www.commerce.wa.gov.au/announcements/metal-trades-general-award-updated
05/02/2022
Why People Don't Like It When You Try to Change for the Better It's not that people don't want you to improve. They just lack one vital thing.
05/02/2022
Mr Wei Zhu trading as Shining Quick Cutz, has been ordered to pay over $40,000 in penalties for underpaying two employees.
This follows an order last year to repay more than $90,000 in unpaid wages, plus interest.
Read the media release: www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/PSLRenforcementmatters
01/02/2022
Great information on Employing Children
Back to school time is a great time to learn about when children can work. WA laws restrict the types of job and working hours for kids under 15, and children of compulsory school age can’t work in school hours.
Find out more at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/whenchildrencanwork
23/01/2022
Should I Warn an Employee He Might Get Fired? And four other tricky workplace dilemmas.
20/01/2022
Keeping up to date?
Is It Time to Upgrade Your Mask Policy? The CDC updated it's guidance on masks, insisting that cloth masks are not enough to protect most people from Covid-19.
13/01/2022
Going Back to the Office? Here's How to Keep Your Employees Healthy Simple steps to help keep everyone safe in the Covid era.
26/09/2021
For hairdressing businesses in the state industrial relations system, the Hairdressers Award sets pay rates, working hours and other employment arrangements for full time, part time and casual employees working as hairdressers and apprentice hairdressers.
View the WA award summary for this award at www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/awardsummaries
25/09/2021
There are restrictions on the types of job and the times of the day children under 15 can work that apply during school holidays as well as term time.
Employers, parents and young workers need to know that children who are 13 or 14 can only work in a shop, fast food outlet, café, restaurant or deliver newspapers or other advertising material. There are restrictions on working hours for children of this age.
For full details visit www.dmirs.wa.gov.au/whenchildrencanwork
09/12/2021