11 Feb CASUAL CONVERSION – ARE YOU NOTICE COMPLIANT?
As at 1 October 2018, a number of Modern Awards were updated to include a “casual conversion clause”. The casual conversion clause gives “regular casual employees” the right to request...
As at 1 October 2018, a number of Modern Awards were updated to include a “casual conversion clause”. The casual conversion clause gives “regular casual employees” the right to request...
In 2016, the Federal Circuit Court found the subject truck driver who was employed at a mine under a labour hire arrangement as a casual was not a casual within...
Maximum fines for breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the “FW Act”) have seen an increase this financial year, with the value of a federal penalty unit increasing from...
The Federal Circuit Court of Australia in FWO v Liquid Fuel Pty Ltd & Ors held that a director and two site managers of a company that operated a BP...
Do you employ employees paid over the high income threshold? Do your contracts contain a guarantee of annual earnings? If so, you need to be aware of the increase to...
Last Thursday, the third reading of the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 (“the Bill”) was agreed to by the House of Representatives. The Bill was introduced to...
Many of you will have seen there have been a string of restaurants and fast food businesses in the news recently having been found guilty of underpaying staff or exploiting...
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Ron Southon Pty Ltd [2016] FWCFB 8413 has held that documents filed in the...
Who hasn’t thought about doing it? Google “chucking a sickie” and you will be presented with a number of how to guides, drawing on the proud Australian tradition – particularly following...
Its Christmas time! That means 2017 is nearly here, which means it is time to reflect on the year that was. So the team at HR Law have looked back...