Warning for employers – proposed end to ‘zombie’ collective/enterprise agreements
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 […]
Vaccination Related Dismissal
The recent Fair Work Commission case of Glover v Ozcare [2021] FWC 231 serves as an important reminder to employers that it is their actions – and not always their intent – which determine whether an employee has been dismissed, after it was found that an […]
Modern Awards Pay Database
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 […]
Wage theft offence to be introduced and underpayment penalties to increase
As has been widely reported, the Morrison Government is set to introduce its IR reform Bill later this week. The IR Minister (Christian Porter MP) has announced that to combat underpayments, the Government’s Bill will introduce a criminal offence of wage theft. The offence: will apply […]
Government introducing legislation in response to Rossato
On 1 December 2020, we advised that the High Court had granted special leave for the employer to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84, which has resulted in uncertainty for employers who may be exposed to claims […]
Workpac granted special leave to appeal Rossato decision
On 18 June 2020, we reported that WorkPac had sought special leave to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision to uphold WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 (Skene) in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 (Rossato). The Full Federal Court’s decision has resulted in uncertainty […]
