Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister, Kelly O’Dwyer, has announced new regulations and legislation under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to address ‘double dipping’ claims by casual employees and casual ...
Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister, Kelly O’Dwyer, has announced new regulations and legislation under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to address ‘double dipping’ claims by casual employees and casual conversion rights.
The Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 (FP Act) was passed by the Queensland Parliament on 14 November 2018 after much scrutiny since its first reading in bill form earlier in the year.
Before recording conversations, you should first consider whether it is legal and second, whether there is likely to be any benefit to do so.
In a recent appeal, the Full Federal Court has upheld the decision of a single judge of the Federal Court in which an employer was ordered to compensate a truck driver injured when he became involved in a couple’s domestic dispute at a service station.
Queensland’s transfer duty regime (previously called ‘stamp duty’) is arguably the most comprehensive in Australia.
From 1 July 2019, road freight businesses will have to report payments made to contractors to the ATO. This comes as a result of Federal Parliament passing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Black Economy Taskforce Measures No 2) Act on 15 November 2018.
On 18 October 2018, Parliament passed a suite of changes to the Australian Consumer Law. For transport/warehouse operators, the most significant change means that operators cannot contract out of the guarantee to provide transportation/storage services with ‘due care and skill’ unless the both the consignor and consignee are each operating
On 23 November 2018, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator registered the Master Industry Code of Practice. The Code was developed by Trucking and Supply Chains Limited, a jointly owned company of the Australian Logistics Council and Australian Trucking Association. The newly approved Code will assist parties in the chain of
Last year, the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission varied the General Carriers Contract Determination to revise the minimum rates payable to owner drivers and to extend minimum rates obligations to additional geographic areas of New South Wales. Phase two of the Determination takes effect on 1 January 2019 and
Before recording conversations, you should first consider whether it is legal and second, whether there is likely to be any benefit to do so.
The release of the hotly anticipated Harvest Inquiry Report by the Fair Work Ombudsman provides a timely reminder to employers in the agriculture industry to review their practices in relation to employees.
In Catherine Kelly v The Hills Christian Community School [2018] FWC 4134, the Fair Work Commission awarded a rare reinstatement of a dismissed teacher and provided a useful reminder of the importance of comprehensive handover notes.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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