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Bare Bones Consulting provides HR services for employers Australia-wide. Got a HR challenge?

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01/11/2025

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗦𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘?

It’s not just the high price of servicing our Ferrari’s.

Check out the legit reasons at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/why-are-hr-consultants-so-expensive/

14/10/2025

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗟?

3 key words and 4 criteria make a dismissal unfair.

Get up to speed in 2 minutes from our blog on the topic at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/what-is-unfair-dismissal/

10/09/2025

𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡?

Here’s 3 simple steps guaranteed to reduce the chances of a mishire:

1. 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵: hold more than a single interview once you’ve identified your preferred candidate. If a person really wants to work with you, they’ll have no problem with this. And if they do, they’re not right for you anyway.

2. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹: asking about pre-existing medical conditions during your interview and holding a Pre-Existing Conditions Disclosure form as part of your conditions of employment document is smart. But is this lawful? Absolutely – provided you comply with anti-discrimination and privacy legislation.

3. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀: this is one part of the process that often slips by the wayside. But asking a number of previous employers some well thought out questions about a candidate’s work history is one of the best ways you can manage your risk. And this doesn’t necessarily mean calling only the referees listed on a candidate’s resume: you think they’re going to give you a balanced opinion?

Like more info on these? Check out the 2-minute read at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/3-steps-to-better-recruitment/

01/02/2025

𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗? 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗟𝗟 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗫𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡

From 1 March 2025, employers must prepare a Prevention Plan to manage an identified risk to the health and safety of workers from workplace s*xual harassment, s*x-based harassment or gender-based harassment.

Not in Queensland? You’re not off the hook! Know what you need to know at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/s*xual-harassment-prevention-plan-required-from-1-march-2025/

15/01/2025

𝟱 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘

1. Hiring based solely on technical attributes
2. Not addressing employee underperformance early
3. Paying Award-covered employees an annualised salary

Like to know the other two? See the rest of the list…and your solutions at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/five-mistakes-employers-make/

08/01/2025

𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $51,604 in penalty and back-pay orders in court against a Sydney company that designs and retails wedding dresses.

A Fair Work Inspector issued a Compliance Notice after forming a belief 4 workers were not paid accrued but untaken annual leave entitlements at the end of their employment. The inspector formed a belief that one of the workers was also not paid payment-in-lieu-of-notice-of-termination entitlements when her employment ended.

The Court has also ordered the company to back-pay the workers $21,604 still owed to them under the Compliance Notice, plus superannuation and interest.

Understanding your obligations when it comes to employing people can occasionally be confusing. One simple solution? Find yourself a Human Resources (HR) Consultant with the experience to provide you advice tailored to your business, people and operating environment.

Bare Bones Consulting has got your back on anything around HR: no lock-in contracts, no subscriptions and a simple “pay when you use us” model. Contact us today on 0401 279 065 for a chat on how we can help you stay on the right side of the law...and save you money!

02/01/2025

𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦: 𝗝𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦

Following a raft of underpayment scandals, the Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that from 1 January 2025, individuals found to have deliberately underpaid workers could face up to 10 years in prison and fines of A$1.65 million, under new federal laws criminalising wage theft.

The legislation follows a number of years of employee underpayments involving major corporations including Woolworths, Commonwealth Bank, Qantas, Super Retail Group, NAB, BHP, 7-Eleven and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Get the lowdown on what you need to do to ensure you remain on the right side of prison bars at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/new-criminal-underpayment-laws/

22/12/2024

𝗔 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗡

An employee doesn’t have to be injured at work to make a workers’ compensation claim.

Unlike unicorns (sorry kids!), there is such a thing as a journey claim.

Get the lowdown on this mythical beast at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/journey-claim-its-a-real-thing/

19/11/2024

𝗣𝗔𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗬: 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗧…𝗪𝗧𝗙?

Did you know that some employees have the right to discuss their pay while others do not?

We uncover the answer to one of work’s great mysteries in a quick read at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/pay-secrecy-is-there-such-a-thing/

03/11/2024

𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗨𝗧𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚

Changes to the S*x Discrimination Act now requires employers to shift their focus to actively preventing workplace s*x harassment and discrimination, rather than responding only after it occurs.

What’s this look like for you? Check out the 2 minute read at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/positive-duty-under-the-s*x-discrimination-act-2/

02/09/2024

𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

The Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS) provides new casual employees with information about their conditions of employment. Employers are required to provide a CEIS to new casual employees before they start employment, or as soon as possible after.

As part of the Australian Government’s new “Closing Loopholes” industrial relations reforms, the CEIS also needs to be provided to all casual employees again after:

• 12 months of employment for casual employees of small businesses (fewer than 15 employees)
• 6 months of employment, 12 months of employment, and every subsequent period of 12 months of employment for casual employees of non-small businesses.

Need more information on what Closing Loopholes laws mean for your business? Call Bare Bones Consulting today. We know what you need to know.

18/06/2024

𝟯 𝗛𝗥 𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

One’s a lawful obligation and the other two are just plain smart.

Intrigued? Check out our 2-minute read at:
https://www.barebonesconsulting.com.au/3-hr-items-to-action-before-end-of-financial-year/

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4227

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