Employment Law and Workplace Relations Blog

Read our initial article on the new NES entitlement here Non-small business employees can access paid FDVL now Employees of businesses with 15 or more employees can now access 10 days of paid FDVL in a 12-month period under the Fair Work Act 2009. Employees of small...

Status of Bill The Senate referred the Bill to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee.  The Committee’s report was tabled on 22 November 2022.  The Committee has provided eight recommendations, including a recommendation that the definition of a...

Status of Bill An amended version of the Bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday 10 November 2022.  The Senate inquiry into the Bill is currently underway. Gender equity and equal remuneration Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke told Parliament...

If passed, the Bill will make numerous amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) and related legislation.  The government says its aims are to get wages moving, boost job security, address gender inequity, and restore integrity and fairness to Fair Work...

The increases are interim increases.  The FWC plans to hold future hearings to determine whether additional increases should be granted – bearing in mind the union claimants sought 25% work value increases for the above classifications as well as administrative...

The 10 days of paid FDVL will be included as a National Employment Standard (NES) in the FW Act, and will replace the current entitlement of 5 days unpaid FDVL. The Government has accepted an amendment to the Bill by the Senate for an independent review of the...

COVERAGE The following employers and their employees continue to be covered by our WA employment legal system. Public Sector. Sole traders. Unincorporated partnerships. Unincorporated trust arrangements. Unincorporated associations.   INDUSTRIAL LAWS The...

Key points of the Expert Panel’s decision are: The National Minimum Wage increased to $21.38 per hour ($812.60 per week for full-time adult employees). Adult full-time and part-time award rates to increase by 4.6% with a minimum adult full-time increase of $40 per...

ALP Promises Tackling job insecurity and low wages head on, whilst investing in skills Australia needs to drive future economic growth. Better wages for Australian workers Addressing the imbalance between cost of living and wages. Same job, same pay Enshrining “same...