Government provides insight into changes to the Fair Work Act 2009

Yesterday, Christian Porter MP disclosed further details of the Government’s ‘JobKeeper’ legislation, which will amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to enable qualifying employers to: Implement “JobKeeper enabling stand downs”, allowing employers to alter hours worked by employees while applying the Act’s existing ‘useful employment […]

2023-12-13T09:42:24+10:308 April 2020|Legal Alert|

Approach COVID-19 related redundancies with caution

A recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (Commission) in Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union v Auscript Australasia Pty Ltd highlights the importance of employers complying with mandatory consultation obligations in respect of COVID-19 related redundancies. Summary In January 2020, Auscript determined to close or partially […]

2023-12-13T09:42:10+10:308 April 2020|Legal Alert|

Full Federal Court rules on sick leave test case

The full Federal Court has ruled that 12-hour shift workers are entitled to accrue 120 hours of personal/carer’s leave each year under the National Employment Standards (NES), rather than 76 hours, as argued by their employer and the Federal Industrial Relations Minister. The NES provides 10 […]

2023-12-13T09:41:28+10:3022 August 2019|Legal Alert|
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