An employer has been handed a massive penalty after being found vicariously liable for the sexual harassment and assault of an employee by a colleague, in a recent Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal judgment. A female beauty therapist employed at ‘Man Oh Man’ suffered persistent sexual harassment from […]
Federal Parliament is likely to pass the $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy tomorrow in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic after the ACTU and the Labor Party indicated they would support the changes. While the full details of the legislative changes are yet to be released, the […]
The High Court has struck down an AAT ruling that the Department’s dismissal of a public servant operating a Twitter account critical of the Department’s policies was unlawful on the basis of the implied freedom of political communication. Background Ms Banerji, an employee of the Department […]
From 1 November 2018, the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic) comes into operation. This will have a direct effect on businesses operating in Victoria. Here are a summary of the changes, however, if this affects your business you should get specific advice confirmed to you. […]
Consumer and Business Services has released an announcement, advising that licensing requirements will NOT be enforced before 1 February 2019. This is stated to be as a result of various stakeholders raising submissions in response to the legislation and its scope. This position is a change […]
The Fair Work Commission has delivered its annual minimum wage decision, raising it by 3.5% to $719.20 a week or $18.93 an hour, from 1 July 2018. The various rates across modern awards will also be increased. The $24.30 a week rise is well below the […]
On 6 June 2017, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual wage decision, which is a yearly review of the National minimum wages in modern awards for each financial year. The Commission held that rates of pay under the National minimum […]
The Christmas party is a great opportunity for employers and employees to celebrate the end of the working year. However, Christmas functions are infamous for employee injuries, allegations of inappropriate behaviour, harassment, discrimination and workplace health and safety concerns. With the end of the year approaching, […]
Each year from the 1st July the high income threshold for unfair dismissal claims automatically increases, and from the 1st July 2016 it is $138,900. This means that the maximum amount of compensation that the Fair Work Commission can award in the case of an unfair dismissal is […]
A major transport company is alleged to have dismissed almost 100 employees by text message and email. This conduct has been criticised by unions and Labor parliamentarians. Proceedings have been commenced in the Fair Work Commission (“the Commission”) which appear to in part concern the method […]
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