Uncertain Times: 1.75% Staggered Wage Increase
On 19 June 2020, the Annual Wage Review 2019-2020 decision was handed down by the Fair Work Commission. This decision followed the review of the national minimum [...]
The Pitfalls of JobKeeper and COVID-19 Work Practices
The Pitfalls of JobKeeper and COVID-19 Work Practices The JobKeeper scheme is an ambitious lifeline to employers, codified in legislation less than two weeks after its initial [...]
JobKeeper: A Novel Response to a Novel Virus
Governments around the world have adopted a range of contemporary economic solutions to the COVID-19 crisis. The JobKeeper package is no exception. On 9 April 2020, the [...]
Options for Employers During COVID-19
Employment laws have never changed more rapidly. On 8 April 2020, the Federal Government introduced the [...]
COVID-19 and Managing Wage Costs
COVID-19 has created a fast-changing workplace relations space. There have never been so many options available to [...]
2019 Employment Law Wrap-Up
2019 may be remembered as the year where workplace relations gained prominence in the mainstream media. [...]
Redundancy: Our Top Tips
After months of agonising, you make a tough decision. The business is going to make (or propose) [...]
Is It Constitutional for a Law to Restrict Public Service Employees’ Out-Of-Work Political Speech?
The High Court recently upheld laws which effectively provide that Australian Public Service (“APS”) employees can be [...]
What can employers learn from George Calombaris?
Celebrity chef and former Masterchef judge George Calombaris has been engulfed in criticism recently. The scale of [...]
Can an Employee be Fired for Refusing to Use a Fingerprint Scanner?
The recent Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission decision in Lee v Superior Wood [2019] FWCFB 2946 may limit the circumstances where an employer can safely [...]
Dismissing Employees for Incapacity: Recent Changes to the Law
Given the recent interest in our seminars regarding dismissing employees who are incapable of performing their job because of illness or injury, we are republishing our article [...]
Full Bench to Revamp Annualised Wage Clauses
In a recent decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has decided that modern award annualised wage clauses will be substantially changed. What are Annualised [...]