In April 2017, the Federal Circuit Court found accountancy firm Ezy Accounting 123 Pty Ltd liable for its involvements in a number of contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘Act’) (refer our previous legal alert by clicking here). The Court has now imposed a total penalty
Yet again, an employer has been taken by surprise as a result of how its enterprise agreement has been drafted. A major employer, Linfox Australia, believed its National Dangerous Goods Manager on a base salary of $140,000 (plus other benefits) was not covered by its enterprise
Decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has drafted a model ‘casual conversion’ clause for insertion into 85 modern awards to allow certain casual employees to request their employment be converted to part-time or full-time.
In February 2017 the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission decided to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in the Hospitality, Fast Food, Retail, and Pharmacy Awards and public holiday penalty rates in the Restaurants Award (please refer to our February 2017 Legal Alert
In May 2017, the Commonwealth Government passed the Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) Bill 2017 increasing the ‘penalty unit’ under s 4AAA of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) from $180 to $210, to take effect on 1 July 2017. As a result, civil penalties issued against corporate
On 6 June 2017, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual wage decision, which is a yearly review of the National minimum wages in modern awards for each financial year. The Commission held that rates of pay under the National minimum
Justice O’Sullivan recently decided in the Federal Circuit Court that the accountancy firm Ezy Accounting 123 Pty Ltd was liable as an accessory for an employer’s underpayment of wages.[1] Ezy Accounting assisted in the payroll of its client, Blue Impression Pty Ltd, the employer and operator
The Fair Work Commission has delivered its long-awaited decision concerning penalty rates in the hospitality, retail and fast food industries. In a complex decision that will apply differently to different classes of employees, the Commission decided to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality,
From 1 July 2017 the jurisdiction of the SA Employment Tribunal (SAET) will expand under the Statutes Amendment (South Australian Employment Tribunal) Bill 2016 which was assented to on the 8 December 2016. It is another step in the Government’s plan to make the body a
The Christmas party is a great opportunity for employers and employees to celebrate the end of the working year. However, Christmas functions are infamous for employee injuries, allegations of inappropriate behaviour, harassment, discrimination and workplace health and safety concerns. With the end of the year approaching,
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