The Coalition Government intends to strengthen the enforcement provisions under the Fair Work Act in response to the ‘systematic exploitation of workers’. ...
The Coalition Government intends to strengthen the enforcement provisions under the Fair Work Act in response to the ‘systematic exploitation of workers’.
The Fair Work Commission Expert Panel is required to conduct and complete a review of the national minimum wage and minimum wages in modern awards each financial year.
As part of the four yearly review of modern awards, the Fair Work Commission Full Bench (FWCFB) has decided to vary the annual leave provisions in the majority of modern awards.
The Fair Work Commission in King v D.C Lee & L.J Lyons [2016] FWC 1664, has found that a law firm was harsh and unjust when it summarily dismissed an associate who had been required to attend the District Court for a hearing in relation to her ex-partner’s act of
In the recent matter of Steven Post v NTI Limited [2016] FWC 1059, the Fair Work Commission ordered an employee to pay indemnity costs to his former employer as a result of his imprudent and delinquent conduct during the proceedings.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court against accounting firm EZY Accounting 123 for its alleged involvement in its client’s underpayment of wages.
In the recent case of Entello Pty Ltd v Firooztash [2016] QDC 50, a financial adviser has been restrained for up to six months from soliciting or undertaking professional services to clients of his former employer after allegedly breaching restraint of trade provisions in his employment contract.
The High Court has determined that the sham contracting provisions in the Fair Work Act protect employees engaged by third party contractors and performing services to their former employer.
The Queensland Government has now passed the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015.
On 11 November 2015 a significantly reduced version of the original Fair Work Amendment Bill (Cth) 2014 was passed by Federal Parliament, almost two years after it was introduced.
In the decision of Murugesu v Australian Postal Corporation & Anor [2015] FCCA 2852, the Court found that despite having exemplary workplace policies and training in place the employer was vicariously liable for the actions of its employee for breaches under s18A of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
In the recent matter of Cerin v ACI Operations Pty Ltd & Ors [2015] FCCA 2762, the Federal Circuit Court ordered the employer and its HR manager to pay a penalty to the employee for failing to give him adequate notice of termination, therefore breaching s 44 and s 117
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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