The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9 December 2020. Amongst other things, the Bill introduces a common statutory definition of casual employment; enables casual...
Click here to download a pdf copy of the 2020 Year in Review. Summary of key developments COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the speedy enactment of a number of significant short-term government schemes as well as amendments to industrial legislation,...
The Minister for Industrial Relations – Christian Porter says the aim of the government is to extend existing JobKeeper flexibilities for employers, especially small employers, in distressed sectors of the Australian economy. The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting...
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9 December 2020. Amongst other things, the Bill seeks to “enhance the Fair Work Act compliance and enforcement framework to more...
Two bills anticipated to pass through the WA Parliament are likely to significantly change WA workplace laws. Proposed changes to WA employment laws A bill seeking to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA), the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 (WA) and...
Government’s announcement on 7 August 2020 Further to our alert on 28 July 2020, the Federal Government announced on 7 August 2020 that they are easing eligibility requirements to the JobKeeper Scheme nationally in response to the introduction of Stage 4 restrictions...
JobKeeper and JobSeeker changes The JobKeeper and JobSeeker Coronavirus Supplement have been extended until 28 March 2021 and 31 December 2020, respectively. The Government has stated that this extension recognises that economic recovery remains significantly affected...
Key issues Panel to discuss potential IR reform; Amendments or cessation of JobKeeper payments; Changes to various Modern Awards; Increases, including the minimum wage and Fair Work Commission filing fees; and WAIRC IR reform one step closer. Agenda for IR reform The...
Further to our previous updates which mainly focused on the Fair Work Commission’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Australia Industrial Relations Commission (WAIRC) has issued the JobKeeper General Order (JobKeeper Order) and the Leave General Order...
Following the announcement by the Federal Government on 8 May 2020 to ease restrictions in place to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Australian Government has released its ‘four-phase roadmap’ to navigate our state’s return to some normalcy and provide our...