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Flexible work practices and reduced employee turnover are often linked. By adopting flexible work practices, including a policy and guidelines, your business can attract and retain employees by making it easier for them to balance their work and home commitments.

What are “attendance bonuses”? And what are the tax implications of paying them? Read an explanation of the issues here.

There are national and state-based public holidays. Find out whether you can insist an employee works on a public holiday.

An employee who was pressured to retire in his late 60s has, on appeal, become the first person to win an age discrimination case conducted under federal legislation.

A small business that found a worker alternative employment was entitled to reduce his redundancy pay, a tribunal has ruled.

Are shift workers paid for a public holiday if they aren't rostered to work on that day? Learn more here about shift workers and public holidays.

Can an employee use paid personal leave to attend medical appointments? Find out more about sick leave entitlements here.

HR practitioners are generally at a disadvantage compared to larger unions in cases where strong advocacy skills and experience are required, the Fair Work Commission says.