Biggest HR Mistakes

The biggest HR mistakes are not the ones that cause an argument this week. They are the quiet ones that repeat.

Classifying a role at the wrong award level applies a small error to every hour, for every person in that role, for as long as nobody checks. Discovered years later it is a single decision with a very large number attached.

Not keeping records for the required period removes your ability to answer a claim about any of it.

An annualised salary never reconciled against award entitlements does the same thing more slowly.

What these share is that nothing signals a problem. Nobody complains, because nobody knows. The only control is a scheduled check that happens whether or not anyone has raised anything.

The Fair Work Ombudsman covers awards, classifications and records. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

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