‘Recover’ is a five-week course on offer at Beleura Health Solutions that is designed to give patients who suffer from persistent pain a deeper understanding of why and what they are experiencing, and the information to help them identify and implement strategies and actions to better manage their condition.

Who is eligible to make a request for a flexible working arrangement?

The National Employment Standards (NES) recommends that certain groups of employees can request flexible working arrangements, including:

From the first full pay period commencing on or after 9 July 2019, all ordinary hours worked by a permanent employee on Saturday between 8.00 am and 4.30 pm are just paid with a 50 per cent loading (meaning double time is no longer required from the third hour afternoon).

When physiotherapy students study at a university, marketing is not a subject they usually come across, or even consider as relevant to their careers, but good marketing can guide health-promoting businesses to success by helping them to better understand their clients and their needs.

On 1 July 2018, changes to the way businesses report information to the ATO will come into effect. Specifically, businesses with more than 20 employees are now required to report the tax and super information to the ATO each time they pay their employees. 

It is now time for businesses with less than 20 employees to ensure they are Single Touch Compliant from 1 July 2019.

A common question that private practice clinic owners ask us is: what numbers should I track and measure in our clinic to know how we are performing and to plan for how we can grow? I’ve spoken with thousands of clinic owners and they say that knowing your numbers can be scary, overwhelming, boring or labour intensive.

A significant change to the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010 is about to come into effect. Specifically, the span of hours will change from the first full pay period commencing on or after 9 July 2019.

An announcement regarding this change, as well as other minor changes to the award, was issued to members in January. So what is this significant change, and what does it mean for your practice?

The APA welcomed the announcement from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) that it will scrap its tiered-pricing model in favour of a more sustainable increased hourly rate for physiotherapists working with and treating the complex health needs of Australians living with significant disabilities.

A recent case involving a fashion industry start-up being penalised around $330,000 for underpaying staff has brought the issue of unpaid work into the spotlight. This came only weeks after a prominent Australian company director was slammed for making comments about millennials ‘not wanting to work for free’. These situations, while very different, raise the question: is unpaid work permissible?