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...
Author: HR Law Admin
19 Feb Guidance on COVID-19 Consultation
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...
17 Feb A REMINDER ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSULTATION
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...
03 Feb JANUARY 2021 NEWSLETTER
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...
01 Dec CHRISTMAS 2020 NEWSLETTER
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,...
03 Nov PERSONAL LIABILITY UNDER THE FAIR WORK ACT: COULD A RECENT HIGH COURT DECISION WIDEN THE SCOPE OF LIABILITY?
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...
08 Oct LEGACY EMPLOYERS AND THE JOBKEEPER PROVISIONS
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...
09 Sep COVID-19 DRIVEN SHIFT IN FLEXIBILITY
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...
13 Aug UPDATE: MONDELEZ LEAVE DECISION GETS OVERTURNED
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...
11 Aug Companies required to report liability to backpay casual workers in light of the Workpac v Rossato decision
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...