The Fair Work Commission has made some changes to the following awards, effective from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2020. … keep reading
The Fair Work Commission has recently announced a 1.75% increase to minimum wages, including modern award rates.
Due to the current pandemic situation, these increases will be rolled out across 3 different time periods, according to the relevant industry your business employs people in. … keep reading
As part of the four-yearly review of Modern Awards, there have been some clarification and plain-language changes to the following modern awards, which will apply from the first full pay period on or after 29 May 2020. … keep reading
In response to the challenges facing the Vehicle Industry, thanks to COVID-19, the Fair Work Commission varied some clauses of the Vehicle Industry Award from 11 May 2020. … keep reading
With downloads of the COVIDSafe app (the Australian government app used for contact tracing those who have been in contact with people with COVID-19) reaching over 5 million, we know employers have been wondering if they can require an employee to download the COVIDSafe app. … keep reading
In response to the challenges facing the Restaurant Industry, thanks to COVID-19, the Fair Work Commission varied some clauses of the Restaurant Industry Award from 31 March 2020. … keep reading
The Fair Work Act has recently been temporarily varied to help support the implementation of the JobKeeper Wage Subsidy Scheme (JobKeeper scheme). These changes are currently slated to cease on 28 September 2020, which reflects the current, applicable time frame of the JobKeeper scheme. … keep reading
The Fair Work Commission is continuing its work on the 4-yearly reviews of the Modern Awards.
Another 12 Modern Awards have now been amended, with the changes to apply from the first full pay period on or after 13 April 2020. … keep reading
We’ve sourced this update from FairWork.gov.au to share with our network, regarding the determinations to insert a new temporary schedule into 99 Modern Awards, for unpaid pandemic leave. The full details from FairWork have been provided below. … keep reading
In the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many employers have been trying to come to sensible arrangements with their staff, to deploy them in a different capacity, or with a variety of more flexible measures, only to realise they would be breaking Modern Award conditions for them to do so. … keep reading