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 Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus (Measures No. 2) Act 2020 [...]
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 businesses to manage their wage costs. More are likely 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Does your business have adequate employment contracts?
A key part of being in business is managing risk and protecting your business interests. When it comes to your employees, one of the key ways to [...]
Federal Government Creates Regulation in Response to WorkPac. Does it Go Far Enough?
Following the Full Court of the Federal Court’s decision in WorkPac v Skene, the federal government came under pressure to address unfairness which can arise as a [...]