Justice O’Sullivan recently decided in the Federal Circuit Court that the accountancy firm Ezy Accounting 123 Pty Ltd was liable as an accessory for an employer’s underpayment of wages.[1] Ezy Accounting assisted in the payroll of its client, Blue Impression Pty Ltd, the employer and operator […]

The Fair Work Commission has delivered its long-awaited decision concerning penalty rates in the hospitality, retail and fast food industries. In a complex decision that will apply differently to different classes of employees, the Commission decided to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, […]

From 1 July 2017 the jurisdiction of the SA Employment Tribunal (SAET) will expand under the Statutes Amendment (South Australian Employment Tribunal) Bill 2016 which was assented to on the 8 December 2016. It is another step in the Government’s plan to make the body a […]