Ten things for an HR Managers "To Do" list in 2017

Happy 2017! With the new year now in full swing, here is this year's list of 10 key items that we think should be on every HR Manager's (or business owner's) "to do" list in 2017.

1. ANNUAL LEAVE: Review Annual Leave Policies and Employment Agreements as to Annual Leave

2. Effective from 29 July 2016, most awards were amended to incorporate new provisions as to annual leave. The new provisions include:

   1. a right for employers to direct employees to take annual leave if they have accruals exceeding eight weeks;
   2. the ability for employees to take leave in advance with agreement from their employer (and where an employee's employment is terminated before they have accrued the leave taken in advance, the right for an employer to make an appropriate deduction from the employee's final pay); and