Reminder: the National Employment Standards apply as the legislating minimum standards from 1 January 2010.

Just a reminder that for employers whose businesses operate within the federal system, the National Employment Standards apply as the legislating minimum standards from 1 January 2010. Previous issues of Your HRmatters have detailed these 10 standards, however below is a quick summary of a few key Standards that may immediately impact your business:

• Requests for flexible working arrangements from employees
• Parental leave – its application to casual employees and extension to 24 months
• Community service leave
• Notice of termination and redundancy pay

Contact Your HRmanager on 9415 3561 for any questions you might have on how these affect your business.