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23.05.2021
Victorian businesses ‘disappointed’ with mental health levy
Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox says the Victorian Government’s $3 billion mental health levy is devastating for big businesses. More than 9,000 Victorian companies could be inflicted with a payroll surcharge as the Andrews government looks to ...
23.05.2021
Camp Australia signs Enforceable Undertaking
National childcare company Camp Australia Services Pty Ltd (Camp Australia) is back-paying employees more than $1.7 million after entering into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The company, which provides outside school hours ...
23.05.2021
Deliveroo loses test case as Fair Work Commission makes ruling on employee status
The Fair Work Commission has delivered a major ruling in the ongoing legal debate over whether food delivery couriers should be classed as employees. Deliveroo lost its test case this morning after Fair Work Commissioner Ian Cambridge ruled Diego Franco ...
16.05.2021
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine direction for WA hotel quarantine workers comes into force
All hotel quarantine workers in Western Australia must now be vaccinated under the state government’s public health direction which comes into force today. The order made by premier Mark McGowan last month will see all cleaners, security staff, hotel ...
16.05.2021
Employment steady despite JobKeeper axing
Employment and hours worked have held steady despite the removal of key support measures that were in place during the heat of the pandemic, a new study has found. The successful JobKeeper wage subsidy and coronavirus JobSeeker supplement ended in March. ...
16.05.2021
Knives Out: Employer ordered to pay maximum compensation following “entirely unjust” disciplinary process
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) requires that employers comply with a number of procedural elements in a disciplinary process prior to making a decision about whether an employee’s conduct or behaviour warrants disciplinary action. One of the most ...
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