2026 Master Edition
Lifecycle Compliance Blueprint
A field manual for small employers, directors and managers working under the Fair Work Act, Modern Awards and the NES. Four chapters. Recruit, operate, manage, separate. Not a 70-page policy you will never open.
AU$97
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What you get
The 2026 Master Edition. A field manual for small employers, directors and managers working under the Fair Work Act, Modern Awards and the NES. Four chapters: recruit, operate, manage, separate. 19 modules. 19 templates. Each module is the rule, then a template. A right-way and a wrong-way. Then a sheet you can put on a file.
Week one
Read one chapter. Print the template you will need this month. Leave the rest on the shelf until the work needs the module.
Who it is for
Small employers, directors and managers who run the file themselves. Not a replacement for an employment lawyer on a live dismissal. A map of the lifecycle so the next letter is not written from memory.
Figures in the manual are working examples from when it was drafted. Check the live Ombudsman, Award and ATO text before a contract, roster or dismissal letter goes out.
This does not replace the Policy Pack. This is the lifecycle map and the letters around it. The Policy Pack is the standing rules.
Licence
One organisation. Do not resell the edition.
Guarantee
7 days. Open the edition. Read one chapter. If it is not going to sit on the desk, email and the $97 comes back.
Educational resource. Not legal, financial or employment advice.
Each module is the rule, then a template
A right-way and a wrong-way. Then a sheet you can put on a file. Print the templates. Leave the rest on the shelf until you need the module.
01 RECRUIT
Before day one
Engagement model, job, ad, interview, contract. Get the model right before anyone starts.
02 OPERATE
The week
Policies, rosters, pay, leave, casual conversion. The work that repeats.
03 MANAGE
When it is not fine
Probation, coaching, PIP, investigation, show-cause. Informal first. Formal when it must be.
04 SEPARATE
The last file
Notice, misconduct, redundancy, resignation, final pay. End it cleanly.
The nineteen modules
Fair Work Act 2009. NES. s 15AA contractor test. Modern Awards.
- 1.1 Workforce planning and engagement models
- 1.2 Job descriptions and inherent requirements
- 1.3 Lawful advertising and pay transparency
- 1.4 Shortlisting, interviews and VEVO
- 1.5 Contracts, NES statements and onboarding
- 2.1 Essential policies and the positive duty
- 2.2 Rostering, breaks and the right to disconnect
- 2.3 Wage rates, classifications and record-keeping
- 2.4 Leave administration and flexible work
- 2.5 Casual reviews and conversion
- 3.1 Probation versus the minimum employment period
- 3.2 Informal coaching versus formal discipline
- 3.3 Structured 30-day PIPs
- 3.4 Investigations and the support person
- 3.5 Warnings and show-cause
- 4.1 Dismissal with notice
- 4.2 Summary dismissal for serious misconduct
- 4.3 Genuine redundancy and consultation
- 4.4 Resignations, notice and abandonment
- 4.5 Final pay, severance and offboarding
What you get
The 2026 Master Edition. A field manual for small employers, directors and managers working under the Fair Work Act, Modern Awards and the NES. Four chapters: recruit, operate, manage, separate. 19 modules. 19 templates. Each module is the rule, then a template. A right-way and a wrong-way. Then a sheet you can put on a file.
Week one
Read one chapter. Print the template you will need this month. Leave the rest on the shelf until the work needs the module.
Who it is for
Small employers, directors and managers who run the file themselves. Not a replacement for an employment lawyer on a live dismissal. A map of the lifecycle so the next letter is not written from memory.
Figures in the manual are working examples from when it was drafted. Check the live Ombudsman, Award and ATO text before a contract, roster or dismissal letter goes out.
This does not replace the Policy Pack. This is the lifecycle map and the letters around it. The Policy Pack is the standing rules.
Licence
One organisation. Do not resell the edition.
Guarantee
7 days. Open the edition. Read one chapter. If it is not going to sit on the desk, email and the $97 comes back.
Educational resource. Not legal, financial or employment advice.
Who it is for
Small employers, directors and managers who run the file themselves. It is not a replacement for an employment lawyer on a live dismissal. It is a map of the employment lifecycle so the next letter is not written from memory.
Figures in the manual are working examples from when it was drafted. Check the live Ombudsman, Award and ATO text before a contract, roster or dismissal letter goes out.
What buyers have said
“Opened the redundancy module the week we needed it. The consultation steps were on one page. That is the point of a field manual.”
Director · trades
“Casual conversion and the contractor test in the same book as the interview notes. We stopped hunting four PDFs.”
Office manager · allied health
“Short enough to use. The wrong-way examples stopped us sending a contract we would have regretted.”
Owner · hospitality
money-back
If you cannot use a module this month, you get the $97 back
Open the edition and read one chapter. If it is not going to sit on the desk, email within seven days and the amount is refunded.
Before you buy
Is this legal advice?
No. It is general information for Australian employers. Confirm current Commonwealth and Award text before a template is used in a live file.
Does this replace the Policy Pack?
No. This is the lifecycle map and the letters around it. The Policy Pack is the standing rules. They sit together.
What format?
A PDF field manual. Instant download after payment.
What you get
The 2026 Master Edition. A field manual for small employers, directors and managers working under the Fair Work Act, Modern Awards and the NES. Four chapters: recruit, operate, manage, separate. 19 modules. 19 templates. Each module is the rule, then a template. A right-way and a wrong-way. Then a sheet you can put on a file.
Week one
Read one chapter. Print the template you will need this month. Leave the rest on the shelf until the work needs the module.
Who it is for
Small employers, directors and managers who run the file themselves. Not a replacement for an employment lawyer on a live dismissal. A map of the lifecycle so the next letter is not written from memory.
Figures in the manual are working examples from when it was drafted. Check the live Ombudsman, Award and ATO text before a contract, roster or dismissal letter goes out.
This does not replace the Policy Pack. This is the lifecycle map and the letters around it. The Policy Pack is the standing rules.
Licence
One organisation. Do not resell the edition.
Guarantee
7 days. Open the edition. Read one chapter. If it is not going to sit on the desk, email and the $97 comes back.
Educational resource. Not legal, financial or employment advice.
2026 Master Edition
AU$97
Recruit, operate, manage, separate. Nineteen templates. Licensed for one organisation.
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