In order to calculate the cost of time, it is essential for all staff to record the time spent actually generating income and to distinguish this ...

Employers need to recognise their obligations to new staff entering a practice and make sure new staff fully understand their role and the workings ...

(Previously known as Minimum wage review 2016 and other HR news) Employers and employees are increasingly at loggerheads when it comes to employees ...

Safe design is a process that eliminates OHS hazards, or minimises potential OHS risks, at the design stage by involving decision-makers and ...

It is not uncommon for a client to ask an architect or firm to sign a general ‘waiver’ of moral rights (eg, “I agree to waive all moral rights in ...

Staff social functions can be an important team-building exercise. They reward staff for their hard work and provide them the opportunity to relax ...

Effective employment agreements not only set out salary, employment conditions and other statutory entitlements but will also include provisions ...

(Previously known as Casual or permanent? – an age old issue) It is imperative that employers correctly classify their employees as either permanent ...

Employing students of architecture can be a rewarding experience for both the practice and the student. A primary pathway to registration in ...

This document has been prepared as a guide to assist architects to be familiar with, and comply with the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and ...