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...
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19 Aug FULL FEDERAL COURT UPHELD CASUAL WORKER ENTITLED TO ANNUAL LEAVE
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...
31 Aug INCREASE TO FAIR WORK ACT 2009 FINE AMOUNTS
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...
31 Jul PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR UNDERPAYMENT OF WAGES
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...
29 Jun HIGH INCOME THRESHOLD INCREASE EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 2017
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...
16 May GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON EMPLOYERS EXPLOITING VULNERABLE WORKERS
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...
11 May Make the News for the right reason, not because you’re underpaying your staff
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...
28 Apr DOCUMENTS LODGED IN SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS CONSIDERED PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
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...
30 Jan The great Australian tradition of chucking a sickie – what can a boss do?
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...
19 Dec December Firm Update – The Three Big Issues from 2016
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...