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Employment Contracts, Awards and Pay

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Hendy HR Consulting helps small and medium businesses across NSW and the ACT prepare employment contracts, understand Modern Award requirements and review pay arrangements.

Whether you are hiring someone new, updating existing contracts or checking that employees are being paid correctly, we provide practical advice tailored to your business and workforce.

Employment Contracts and Documentation

We prepare and review employment documentation that clearly sets out the working arrangement, including:

  • Employment Contracts: preparing, reviewing and updating contracts to suit the role, employment type and applicable workplace requirements.
  • Independent Contractor Agreements: clearly documenting the services and terms of engagement.
  • Individual Flexibility Agreements: including assessment of whether the employee is better off overall.
  • Annualised Wage and Salary Arrangements: clearly setting out the entitlements covered and applicable employer obligations.

Awards, Classifications and Pay

We help you understand your pay obligations and identify gaps in existing arrangements. Our services include:

  • Award Coverage and Classifications: identifying the applicable Modern Award and correct employee classification.
  • Pay Rates and Entitlements: advising on minimum rates, allowances, overtime, penalty rates and loadings.
  • Pay Reviews and Underpayments: reviewing payroll and pay arrangements to identify potential underpayments and calculate backpay.
  • Flat Rates and Salary Arrangements: assessing arrangements against applicable Award entitlements, including payment, record-keeping and reconciliation requirements.
  • Incentives, Bonuses and Commissions: designing arrangements and documenting them in employment contracts.
  • Salary Packages and Benefits: structuring packages, working with your accountant or tax adviser where tax advice is required.

From our clients

“Alicia is an outstanding HR Executive and the best that I’ve worked with. She has an excellent appreciation of all facets of HR but more than that she really understands the business and ensures alignment between HR and different functional groups to achieve overall strategy. ”

— Julian Quinn
VP of Qlik