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Confused about paying overtime to casuals? A recent Fair Work Commission decision gives clarity to employers about how overtime should be paid to casuals under each award.
A Fair Work Information Statement must be provided to each new employee under the National Employment Standards. Are you using the correct document, which was updated on 13 August following the Mondelez decision?
Schools are not required to comply with or enforce parenting orders.
Social media fundraisers can be useful fundraising tools for schools and other organisations. However, as comedian Celeste Barber (and the whole world) recently found out, they can also result in an array of unintended complications.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organisations are considering whether they can hold general meetings using technology, or if they need to instead delay upcoming meetings.
Social media alert after the president of a school’s parents and citizens association set up a petition that led to a lawsuit for defamation.
Schools need to ensure they comply with their own policies and procedure after two teachers’ lack of supervision of a school soccer game came close to resulting in a $500,000 payout.
Whether a school should be held vicariously liable for the actions of a staff member is ultimately a question of fact to be dealt with on a case by case basis.
If you are the inheriting spouse, we’ve got some bad news: your inheritance is not in a protected class of assets that will be automatically quarantined from the property pool when you separate, unless you’ve made a financial agreement.
The High Court has overturned the Full Federal Court’s controversial decision in Mondelez v AMWU [2019] FCAFC 138, about the meaning of a ‘day’ for the purposes of personal/carer’s leave entitlements under section 96 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA).
Doyle’s Guide has recognised Cooper Grace Ward as a first tier law firm in Wills, Estates and Succession Planning in the latest 2020 rankings, with two Cooper Grace Ward partners also listed as leading practitioners.
The Australian Government has opted to renew the JobKeeper scheme until 28 March 2021 at a series of reduced rates. In this article we discuss information on the renewed scheme and important clarifications on employer directions.