Free Pop-Up Breakfast Discussion

On Call & Availability Provisions: Significant Implications for Business 

Two recent Employment Court and Authority cases have given us some guidance on the obligations to pay employees for being on call or simply available to work extra hours (even if they don’t work). If you require your employees to work overtime, any additional hours, or be on call, your employment agreements needed to be reviewed and changes made by April 17. If that hasn't occurred you may be in breach of current legislation. The risks of not taking action now could be costly. In the recent Employment Court Case the union was asking for $5 per hour for every hour the employee was available to work, even though they didn’t work.  On-call is different than “availability” and for some employers, on call is deemed to be “work” therefore the minimum wage must apply.

We are hosting a Pop-Up Breakfast in our training room this Thursday 21 September from 8am - 9.30am to discuss the requirements. We will provide a light breakfast, a talk outlining the legislation, case law and practical solutions, and then open it up for discussion. Bring along your Employment Agreement and we can answer questions on your specific needs and guide you on the next steps. We will have three Consultants on hand so you will have an opportunity to ask your individual questions. 

Spaces are limited so book now. Please RSVP here