02 Mar FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
GUIDANCE RELEASED ON EMPLOYERS MANDATING VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19 With the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia, there has been a lot of discussion around the ability employers have to be...
GUIDANCE RELEASED ON EMPLOYERS MANDATING VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19 With the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia, there has been a lot of discussion around the ability employers have to be...
The Fair Work Commission has put forward a recommended framework for consulting about COVID-19 related proposals to Santos, AWU and the AMWU, after the AMWU and the AWU notified disputes...
The Melbourne lockdowns have had an undeniable impact on businesses and seen a number of redundancies. In a recent Fair Work Commission decision the importance of consultation as required...
By now most businesses have resumed their normal operations after the Christmas and New Year period and are settling into 2021. Now is a great time to look at your operations...
What a year 2020 has been 2020 has been a tough year, full of challenges and changes! We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our clients, colleagues,...
The scope of persons who may be held personally liable under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW Act”) for contraventions by their employer, may be wider than first thought...
As most of you would be aware, the JobKeeper provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW Act”) were extended (with some changes) until 28 March 2021. We have previously...
The COVID-19 pandemic has no doubt changed the way we live and work. We continue to see interesting developments throughout the employment law space as it adapts to the impacts...
Today, the High Court has set aside the Full Federal Court’s decision regarding the accrual of personal/carer’s leave for part-time employees and employees who work an average of more than...
ASIC has released advice on focus areas for financial reporting given the impact of COVID-19. As part of this advice, it has advised that: “Companies should provide for additional employee entitlements...