The Full Federal Court recently delivered a decision entitling an employee engaged and paid as a ‘casual’ employee to annual leave under the National Employment Standards in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act). This has been reported widely in the media, for the consequences that this […]
In July 2017, the Fair Work Commission determined to introduce a model casual conversion clause into 85 modern awards and expressed a provisional view about its form. The Commission subsequently proposed several amendments to the model clause and recently published the final model clause that will […]
The Full Bench of the Federal Court has upheld a decision of a single judge of the Federal Circuit Court to financially penalise an accounting firm, EZY Accounting 123 Pty Ltd, which failed to ensure its client, Blue Impression Pty Ltd, paid its employees correctly under […]
The Fair Work Commission has finalised the content of a term entitling employees to unpaid family and domestic violence leave in its recent decision [2018] FWCFB 3936. The term was inserted into all modern awards as part of its 4 yearly review and the 5 days’ unpaid […]
From 1 November 2018, the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic) comes into operation. This will have a direct effect on businesses operating in Victoria. Here are a summary of the changes, however, if this affects your business you should get specific advice confirmed to you. […]
The Victorian Legislative Council has passed the Labour Hire Licensing Bill 2017, joining the ranks of Queensland and South Australia which introduced their labour hire licensing laws in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The Victorian Bill will now go to the Governor for royal assent. The Victorian […]
The Fair Work Commission has delivered its annual minimum wage decision, raising it by 3.5% to $719.20 a week or $18.93 an hour, from 1 July 2018. The various rates across modern awards will also be increased. The $24.30 a week rise is well below the […]
The SA Labor Party have vowed to crack down on employers who knowingly ‘rip off’ their workers by underpaying and exploiting them, if it wins the State election to be held on 17 March 2018. Announcing the pledge at his campaign launch, Premier Jay Weatherill stated […]
South Australia has passed the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017, joining Queensland, which introduced its Labour Hire Licensing Act in September 2017. This follows a critical focus on the industry, led in part by a Four Corners investigation which uncovered rampant exploitation in the food production […]
The High Court has upheld (in part) Aldi’s appeal in its long running dispute with the SDA regarding the approval of an enterprise agreement[1]. The High Court has confirmed the Fair Work Commission’s decision was lawful when it approved an enterprise agreement that had been made […]
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