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...
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...
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...
Western Australian employers have an added level of complexity to deal with because there are two systems of industrial law in Western Australia: the Federal system enacted through the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA) covering corporations (constitutional), corporate...
In Jenny Edinger's and Morgan Barnsby's article, Family and Domestic Violence Leave, they share their insights on: The Australian Government's amendments of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act). The definition of family and domestic violence under the FW Act. Leave...
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017 came into effect on 1 July 2019. The amendments outline changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) and will affect a wide range of businesses....
Update on the Federal Election 2019 Further to our February 2019 Alert, we provide below a list of some of the key policies of major parties in the area of employment and workplace relations. Unsurprisingly, the Coalition government as incumbents do not offer such a...
The well recognised and long-standing approach has been for casual employees to receive an attractive loading to compensate for benefits typically enjoyed by permanent employees, including annual leave and sick leave. Nevertheless, in the WorkPac decision, the Full...
Latest news Single Touch Payroll The ATO will introduce the Single Touch Payroll (STP) Reporting system on 1 July 2018 for employers with over 20 employees and 1 July 2019 for employers with 19 or less employees. The objective of STP is to provide payroll data...
Mr Anthony Loone was the Managing Principal of the Launceston arm of Crowe Horwath (Aust) Pty Ltd (CHA). Mr Loone’s contract contained a term that provided for the payment of a bonus. The relevant clause of the contract provided that: “The bonus you may be eligible...