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...
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...
November brings Melbourne Cup functions for the race that stops the nation and then before we know it Christmas will be here. Mince pies are already in the shops and...
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...
From 1 October 2018 a number of modern awards were updated to incorporate variations. One of the most significant variations was the insertion of a casual conversion model term. What does...
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...
With the Ekka show holiday just around the corner for Brisbane, it is an important time to remember what obligations employers owe employees who would normally work on a public...
The Fair Work Commission is in the process of conducting its legislated four yearly review of Modern Awards and has handed down a decision (4 yearly review of modern awards...
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...
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...