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....
Latest Decisions Step Aside: FWC Member refuses to reallocate matter after Full Bench’s recommendation Further to our June Alert (click here), the Full Bench in Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Watpac Construction Pty Ltd t/a Watpac...
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...
Latest News The Mental Health Code of Practice has been launched this week by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, following extensive public consultation. Whilst this is a mandatory resource specifically for those on a FIFO roster within the...
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...
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 Senate Inquiry into Gig Economy The Future of Work Report (the Report) has been released by the Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers (established by the Senate) after a year-long inquiry to “report on the impact of technological and other...
Latest decisions An unusually close relationship between an employee and employer nullifies bullying claim Ms McCutcheon, who was employed as an area manager with a wine wholesaler alleged that she was subjected to repeated unreasonable behaviour during the course of...
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...
Recent news In a recent controversial decision by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission, employers using “back to back” term contracts may now run the risk of facing an unfair dismissal claim where a contract is not renewed. Click here to read our full blog on...