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. ...
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?
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).
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.
In Angele Chandler v Bed Bath N’ Table Pty Ltd [2020], the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission held that the decisions in Workpac v Skene (and now, WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato ) remain judicially relevant in determining whether an employment relationship is casual, however the test is
‘Sham contracting’ has once again fallen under the microscope after the Full Federal Court overturned a decision that two delivery drivers were contractors, stating that, although in principle they were free to provide their services to other businesses, in reality they were only able to work for one master.
An HR manager who resigned her position due to fears of vicarious liability for potential breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) will see her day in court after her employer’s application for summary dismissal of her claim was rejected.
Employers should be cautious when reducing an employee’s hours after the Federal Court found that an employee was entitled to redundancy pay when her employer unilaterally changed her employment status to part time.
ASIC has released advice stating that companies must include liabilities to backpay leave entitlements to past and present casual employees caught by the decision in Rossato v Workpac in their financial reporting.
The resources sector has been put on notice as industrial manslaughter offences commenced in Queensland on 1 July 2020, with senior officers facing a maximum 20 years’ jail and companies facing fines exceeding $13 million.
Employers need to reconsider award coverage of senior employees and those who had initially ‘fallen through the cracks’ after the Fair Work Commission (Commission) amended the Miscellaneous Award 2020, extending its coverage. The extended coverage in the Award applies as of 1 July 2020.
The national minimum wage will increase to $753.80 per week (or $19.84 per hour). The weekly rate is based on a 38 hour week for a full-time employee. This constitutes an increase of $13 per week, or 35 cents an hour.
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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