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...
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...
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...
In this edition we cover: the review of the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code; the proposed reform of Federal Discrimination Legislation; and a High Court decision in relation to public servants and their political views. Please click on the image below to download...
Latest News Minimum wage increase The Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision to increase the national minimum wage by 3% or $19.49 per hour for adults effective 1 July 2019. On that basis, we encourage employers to compare their current rates under any...
Summary of key updates in 2018 The introduction of Domestic Violence Leave - The Fair Work Amendment (Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2018 was passed in December 2018 which will see all workers under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) entitled to 5 days’ unpaid...
Latest news Minimum wage increase The Fair Work Commission’s Minimum Wage Panel recently decided to increase the national minimum wage including all modern award rates by 3.5% effective 1 July 2018 based on the “economic indicators now pointing more unequivocally to a...
Latest news The latest Annual Report released by the Fair Work Commission has revealed that in the last 12 months there has been an upwards trend in general protections (involving dismissal) applications, with a 14% increase in this type of claim from 2015-2016. Out...
Latest news The McGowan government has introduced amendments to the Occupational Safety & Health Act 1984 (WA) to increase penalties for offences under the Act. The significant increases are aimed at ensuring that penalties better reflect the importance of a safe...
Latest decisions The Fair Work Commission, which found that an employee’s dismissal was not a genuine redundancy, has ordered to have the employee reinstated back into his former job (or an equivalent position) despite the employer opposing such an order on the basis...