The Federal Labor Government (Government) has completed its third tranche of workplace relations reform with the recent passage through Federal Parliament of its Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Bill...more
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A lot has happened in Australian employment law over the last few months, and you may be forgiven for having missed some of the changes that were passed just prior to Christmas....more
The Morrison Government's first major workplace reform Bill was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9 December 2020. The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Omnibus Bill)...more
*This information is accurate as of 4.00 P.M. AEDT Tuesday 17 March 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. 1. WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO GET GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19?...more
WHAT IS HAPPENING? The State of Victoria has become the latest Australian jurisdiction to make 'Workplace Manslaughter' a criminal offence, with significant penalties and potential imprisonment for individuals guilty of the...more
From 1 July 2018, the national minimum wage and modern award rates will increase by 3.5%.
We have prepared a handy key threshold table to print out and keep close by for the 2018/19 financial year which outlines the key...more
What Rhymes with 1 July?
Not 'employment contract audit', but maybe it should. 1 July is the date when a number of employment related thresholds are indexed which may affect employers' compliance with workplace laws in the...more
A recent decision of the Full Bench in AMWU v Donau Pty Ltd [2016] FWCFB 3075 (Donau) has held that a permanent employee's initial regular and systematic casual employment will now be included in their service period for...more
Employers should be alert to the threshold changes which come into effect on Friday 1 July 2016 when the 2016/17 financial year commences in Australia.
Below we provide a summary of the changes and what they mean in...more
As in previous years, a number of workplace changes come into effect on 1 July 2015. Employers should take note of these changes and make any adjustments required prior to the start of the new financial year. Increase to...more