Amendments to the South Australian Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Act) came into effect on 20 July 2020. The Labour Hire Licensing Scheme previously applied to all industries, however the recent amendments narrow the licensing scheme’s previous scope to high risk industries, where workers are vulnerable to exploitation. […]
The Government has announced that it will extend JobKeeper to March 2021 from its original end date of 27 September 2020. Currently, JobKeeper is a flat payment of $1,500 per fortnight for all eligible employees. However, from 28 September 2020, the following changes will be made […]
The Miscellaneous Award 2010 (Miscellaneous Award) was created by the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) predecessor to provide a ‘safety net’ for lower paid employees and those who are ‘modern award free’. On 25 March 2020, the Full Bench of the FWC determined that from 1 July 2020, clause […]
On 21 May 2020, we advised that the Full Federal Court had upheld the decision of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 (Skene) in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 (Rossato). Click here to view the Legal Alert. Skene and Rossato have caused serious concerns for employers, […]
The recent Federal Circuit Court decision of Mc Innes v Aegis AC Pty Ltd [2020] FCCA 1142 highlights the importance of properly drafted employment contracts, after an employer was hit with a hefty underpayment under the Building and Construction Award 2010 (Award). During the employment, the employer issued the employee […]
In September 2018, we reported the Full Federal Court decision of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 (Skene) where a casual employee paid a flat all-inclusive rate of $50 per hour was found to be a permanent employee, meaning he was entitled to the entitlements provided […]
In the first published JobKeeper decision, the Fair Work Commission has found that a stood down employee receiving almost double her usual wage under the JobKeeper scheme unreasonably refused her employer’s (Village Roadshow Theme Parks) request to use one day’s annual leave each week until 27 […]
10 National COVID-19 safe workplace principles announced The National Cabinet has agreed to 10 ‘National COVID-19 safe workplace principles’ to underpin the development of further work health and safety (WHS) guidance on COVID-19. Safe Work Australia (SWA) will develop and endorse the guidance to help employers […]
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has yesterday issued advice requiring employers to adopt a “one in, all in” approach in respect of the JobKeeper scheme. This means that employers must nominate all employees (i.e. not just a select few), although employees can choose not to participate […]
On 8 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) made temporary changes to 99 modern awards via the insertion of a new Schedule, which provides employees with: an entitlement to take unpaid ‘pandemic leave’; and the ability to take annual leave at half pay. These changes […]
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