Workplace Law

Senate to conduct inquiry into wage theft The Senate has approved a wide-ranging inquiry into wage and superannuation “theft” by employers, despite the Morrison Government arguing it [...]

Record high for general protections claims in 2018-19 According to the Fair Work Commission’s (Commission) annual report, general protections claims reached a record high in 2018-19 of more than [...]

When will an employee’s poor performance constitute misconduct?  The Fair Work Commission has considered the above question in an unfair dismissal  claim brought by an employee with 8 years’ [...]

Could you be inadvertently underpaying your staff award allowances/penalties etc like Shangri-La and Michael Hill ? Sydney’s Shangri-La has recently admitted it underpaid staff an estimated [...]

*Minimum wage increase* effective 1 July 2019 A reminder that the 3.0% minimum wage increase will be in effect as of 1 July 2019. Modern awards were updated on 20 June 2019 to provide for the [...]

*Minimum wage increase* effective July 1 The Fair Work Commission has granted a 3.0% minimum wage increase effective from the 1 July 2019. The national increase applies to all employees that [...]

Federal election and IR on the agenda The Federal government finally named the date for the 2019 election, where IR is likely to be a key issue for the electorate. Amongst other policies, the ALP [...]

Federal coalition’s 2 April 2019 Budget provides for federal labour hire scheme and dedicated sham contracting unit within the Fair Work Ombudsman In its budget announcements, the federal [...]

Employer/director gaoled for workplace death under WHS laws In two recent decisions, 2 employers have been sentenced to gaol for WHS law breaches. First, in Victoria, Maria Jackson, a [...]

1 January 2019 deadline for providing casual employees with copy of casual conversion clause, and potential casual conversion right for all federal system employees. The 1 January 2019 deadline [...]