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FWO publishes underpayment remediation guide
Latest News & Events We have one of the most complicated systems of employment and wages regulation in the world and we now have a criminal offence of wage theft and greatly increased civil penalties that you can be sanctioned with if you get it wrong. So what do...
Dealing with the positive duty to prevent sexual harassment
Latest News & Events As people will be aware, there has been a huge amount of publicity on the subjects of sexual harassment and gender inequalities in recent times and there are significant changes that have happened or are about to happen in multiple...
The results are in – what next?
Latest News & Events The Albanese Government has had a landslide victory at the federal election - so what does that mean for employers? One thing that this resounding election victory for Labor signals is that we have certainty about what the future of federal...
What are the big HR issues for SMBs in 2025?
Latest News & Events Hey everyone, 2025 is already shaping up as another big year of legal change so we are running a free webinar to give you the heads up on what the big issues are this year. Headlining that list is the new criminal offence of wage theft and...
More award changes from Aged Care Work Value Case
Further changes with the Aged Care and SCHADS Awards happening from 1 January 2025 – wage increases, changes to award coverage and new classification structures
Changes to entry level award classifications
Latest News & Events The Fair Work Commission has undertaken a review of entry level classifications in 45 modern awards and that is resulting in some key changes. What's changing? The Fair Work Commission has decided that, where entry level provisions in modern...
Free webinar on Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code
Latest News & Events We're kicking off our free webinars on "Navigating Fair Work, Modern Awards, Positive Duties and all that people stuff" in 2025 with a timely one on the new Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code designed to help you ensure that you...
Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code released
Latest News & Events Wage theft becomes a criminal offence from 1 January 2025 but small businesses will have some protections if they comply with the Voluntary Small Business Compliance Code which has just been published by the Fair Work Ombudsman. What's...
Industry Specific Redundancy Schemes 2
In the first of our blogs on industry specific redancy schemes, we explored ones that have a different definition of a redundancy. In this one, we look at ones which have higher levels of redundancy pay than the NES provides for or which have specific redundancy provisions for small business employers. dudancy schemes, we explored ones that have a different definition of a redundancy. In this one, we look at ones which have higher levels of redundancy pay than the NES provides for or which have specific redundancy provisions for small business employers.
Wage theft becomes a criminal offence
Latest News & Events The next element of the Albanese Government's Closing Loopholes changes to the Fair Work Act substantially up the penalties for underpayment of wages and entitlements with a new criminal offence of wage theft. What's changing? From 1 January...
Industry Specific Redundancy Schemes 1
In this blog we discuss Industry Specific Redundancy Schemes, how they differ from the standard redundancy rules as we know them and why it’s important for employers to understand how it impacts an employees entitlement to redundancy payments.
Offshore worker’s unfair dismissal claim allowed
Latest News & Events Are you using offshore workers in the belief that they are not covered by Australia's Fair Work system? Well, you might be right....but then again, you might not. What has happened? Deputy President Slevin at the Fair Work Commission has...
Videos
Fair Work Facts – Modern Awards
There are over 120 modern awards which set out minimum wages and conditions for different industries and occupations. Employers can be bound by multiple awards with different conditions for different categories of staff and they are complicated.
Fair Work Facts – Request for flexible working arrangements
Another Fair Work explainer – this one on another of the National Employment Standards – requests for flexible working arrangements
Fair Work Facts – Enterprise Agreements
Another Fair Work Facts explainer on the subject of Enterprise Agreements (sometimes called “EBAs”).
Fair Work Facts – National Employment Standards
Did you know that we have National Employment Standards that specify a variety of terms and conditions of employment that apply by law to everyone?
Fair Work Facts – Notice of termination
Another Fair Work Facts explainer on another of our National Employment Standards. This one is on notice of termination, the minimum period of notice that employers have to provide employees with if they terminate an employee’s services.
Fair Work Facts – Personal/Carer’s leave
A Fair Work Facts explainer – this one on one of the National Employment Standards, personal/carer’s leave, something that is often misunderstood.
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