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
Commencing in November 2018, the Fair Work Commission has been slowly introducing increases to the penalty rates under the General Retail Industry Award 2010. These more regular, smaller increases were designed to, in theory, lessen the impact on employers in this industry, whilst still passing on the penalty rate increase. … keep reading
From the first full pay period on or after Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 31 Modern Awards will be varied as per changes set out from the Fair Work Commission. … keep reading
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recently updated the Fair Work Information Statement, which is required to be provided to all employees in the Federal employment system when they first start work with a new employer. … keep reading
Starting 4 February 2020, the Fair Work Commission will extensively vary 31 existing awards. This is as a result of the 4 yearly review of modern awards. … keep reading
The Queensland government has recently passed changes to the Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019, to create a new part-day public holiday…from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve. … keep reading
There have been recent changes to the Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 1989, which now allow for employers to apply ‘reasonable discretion against prospective employees if their criminal record is relevant to the position being applied for’. … keep reading
If your workplace practices include either unilaterally or by majority agreement, replacing a public holiday with another date (for whatever reason), the plain-language re-drafting of the modern awards has made a significant decision removing this ability under the modern awards listed below. … keep reading
From 1 October 2019, new rates will apply in the General Retail Industry Award, specifically for weekday evening rates and Saturday rates.
We’ve created a super straight-forward infographic for you to explain the changes. … keep reading
With the bushfires across Queensland and New South Wales, now is a good time to remind employers about their obligations to provide community service leave to employees. … keep reading