A CASE HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTIFYING A “SUPPORT PERSON” TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v MSS Strategic Medical and Rescue [2014] FWC 4336 It’s common practice...
CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN … TIME TO GET YOURSELF IN ORDER Are you planning to shut down over the Christmas and/or New Year’s period? Some employment contracts, Enterprise Agreements and/or Modern Awards allow...
18 August 2014 With continually developing workplace laws and increasing penalties for non-compliance, it is important to stop and consider whether your employment practices are up to scratch. Regardless of your...
TIMEFRAMES FUNDAMENTAL IN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT PRE-APPROVAL PROCESS Despite the intentions of parties to a proposed Enterprise Agreement, the Fair Work Commission has demonstrated on a number of instances that it...
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR SUPER AND PAY CHANGES FROM 1 JULY 2014? Some significant changes that Employers should be prepared for on 1 July 2014, include the following: 1. Superannuation You must...
26 June 2014 As many employers will now be aware, the Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision to increase all Award rates of pay by 3% effective from the...
UPDATE – NEW FAIR WORK COMMISSION ANTI-BULLYING JURISDICTION The new Fair Work Commission anti-bullying jurisdiction commenced on 1 January 2014. Within January alone, 44 applications were received by the Fair Work...