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As an employer, are you taking all reasonable steps to manage the impact of stress on the workplace?
The scope of a principal contractor’s common law and statutory duty of care toward a subcontractor’s employee has been identified as less stringent than the duty of care owed by the relevant employee’s employer, even in circumstances where the principal contractor has the ultimate control of the workplace.
In this recent decision, a café and its general manager were ordered to pay penalties exceeding a combined total of $230,000 for contraventions of the FW Act described by the Court as being brought about by ‘deliberate indifference’ to obligations arising under the FW Act and the applicable modern award.
In the recent decision of Amy Greene v Floreat Hotel Pty Ltd [2020] FWCFB 6019, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has reiterated that casual employees’ hours need not be consistent or predictable for their employment to be regular and systematic.
Section 392(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) provides that, if the Fair Work Commission (FWC) is satisfied that misconduct of a person contributed to the employer’s decision to dismiss the person, the FWC must reduce the amount of compensation it would otherwise order by an appropriate amount on account of the misconduct.
In the recent decision of Amy Greene v Floreat Hotel Pty Ltd [2020] FWCFB 6019, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has reiterated that casual employees’ hours need not be consistent or predictable for their employment to be regular and systematic.
In this week’s edition of ‘It depends’, partner Hayley Mitchell covers what happens to your self managed super fund when a member loses capacity.
The ATO has confirmed that, from 1 July 2021, the general transfer balance cap (currently $1.6 million) will be indexed to $1.7 million.
On 31 August 2020, Mr McLean pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court to 10 charges of dishonesty in relation to a claim for compensation made under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. On 19 November 2020, Mr McLean received a prison sentence for the offences.
In this week’s edition of ‘It depends’, CGW Senior Associate Steven Jell talks us though how many shares to issue in a company that will be acting as trustee of a discretionary trust or superannuation fund.
Cooper Grace Ward has been named a finalist in the 2021 Client Choice Awards in the category of Best Law & Related Services Firm ($30 – $50 million revenue).
On 19 February 2021, the Federal Industrial Relations Minister, Christian Porter, announced the release of new guidance material for employers in navigating the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.