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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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...
14 Aug EKKA SHOW HOLIDAY- WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS
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...
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...
31 May PAST EMPLOYEE ORDERED TO GIVE UP ELECTRONIC FILES WHICH MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The Supreme Court in Georges Apparel Pty Ltd v Giardina [2017] NSWSC 290 has ordered an employer’s former business development manager to hand over digital files to it after it...