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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...
Are your contracts current, compliant and complete?
Latest News & EventsAs we go through the biggest era of change in employment laws and modern awards that we have ever seen, it is becoming increasingly important to have written contracts that clearly set out the pay and conditions applying to each individual...
Why we call it people business
Latest News & Events Human Resources Management is a business function developed in large organisations with large work forces where scale is important and, in most of those organisations, policy, process and risk management are the priority. So does that work...
Has the penny dropped for you?
Latest News & Events One of the most significant changes that has been introduced in the last few years is the new "positive duty" standard of compliance relative to sexual harassment, gender-based behaviour and psychosocial hazards. Current signs suggest that the...
Closing loopholes no.2 – The Fair Work Commission and “Employee-like” workers
Latest News & Events From 26/8/24, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) will have a new jurisdiction which includes the ability to set minimum standards for "employee-like workers" who perform work for a digital platform and will give those workers access to rights and...
Closing Loopholes no. 2 – Unfair Contractual Terms
Latest News & Events From the 26th of August 2024 independent contractors will now have the ability to apply to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to resolve disputes between themselves and principals in matters relating to unfair contract terms in service contracts....
How to manage the right to disconnect
Latest News & Events From 26 August 2024, employers with 15 or more employees have to respect employees' right to disconnect from work outside their contracted working hours. Smaller employers will have those obligations 12 months later. What does it mean for your...
Updated Fair Work Statements
Latest News & Events There are a range of statements which employers must give to new employees before, on or as soon as possible after commencement and they are updated each year. Here is the new set as at 1 July 2024. The Fair Work Information Statement This...
New workshops – understanding psychosocial hazards
Latest News & Events The introduction of the new positive duty to eliminate or control psychosocial hazards casts a whole new perspective on what organisations need to do to be compliant with their legal obligations and be seen to manage this duty responsibly. It...
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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