The Fair Work Commission has released the annual increase to the high income threshold for unfair dismissal claims. For workers who are not covered by a Modern Award or Enterprise Agreement, their access to protection from unfair dismissal is dependent on their annual earnings being less […]

The Fair Work Commission has delivered its Annual Wage Review decision. The Panel, consisting of President Justice Ross, Vice President Catanzariti, Deputy President Asbury, Commissioner Hampton, Mr Ferguson, Professor Wooden and Ms Labine-Romain unanimously determined that from 1 July 2021, the National Minimum Wage will increase […]

Workplace sexual harassment has been under the spotlight in 2021, with Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins announcing that she will conduct an independent inquiry into Federal parliamentary workplaces, after a series of shocking allegations have arisen in the past few months. The Government has confirmed that […]

In an important recent ruling, a single Commissioner of the Fair Work Commission has found that a delivery rider engaged by Deliveroo was an employee in an unfair dismissal brought by the former delivery rider (Diego Franco v Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FWC 2818). Mr […]

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that an employee’s dismissal for refusing an influenza vaccination was lawful, in a case that may have significant implications in view of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out. In Ms Bou-Jamie Barber v Goodstart Early Learning [2021] FWC 2156, the employee was dismissed by […]

In December 2020, the Morrison Government introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (Omnibus Bill) to Parliament, containing a range of amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009, including defining casual employment; anti-double dipping provisions for casuals subsequently claiming paid leave; extending the JobKeeper flexibilities in […]

In a timely reminder for businesses reliant on labour hire providers, a decision out of Queensland confirms the need to be prudent in business dealings and take all steps to ensure that those providers required to be registered and licensed comply with their legal obligations. Queensland […]

In December 2020, the Morrison Government introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (Omnibus Bill) to Parliament. The Omnibus Bill proposes to introduce a sunset deadline into the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act), terminating all pre-2009 collective/enterprise agreements by 1 July 2022. Parliament has not […]

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has published an online Modern Award Pay Database to help clarify each modern award’s minimum rates of pay. The database, which is comprised of 5 spread sheets (awards, classifications, wage-related allowances, expense-related allowances and penalty rates), currently contains data from 1 […]