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...
We summarise below the key changes to the FW Act that may impact on you or your business: Higher penalties The maximum penalties for civil remedy provisions of the FW Act have now increased tenfold. An employer who seriously contravenes their obligations under...
Recent News On 4 September 2017, the Senate voted to expanded the Fair Work Ombudsman's investigative powers, while imposing limits on the types of matters it can examine. The Opposition’s amendments to the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill...