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21.02.2021
Anthony Albanese proposes portable leave entitlements for insecure workers in major policy speech
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will today reveal part of Labor’s policy plan for the upcoming federal election, including a proposal to give workers in insecure jobs the ability to transfer their entitlements from one role to another. In a speech to ...
14.02.2021
Melbourne retailer penalised for deliberate breaches
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $256,000 in penalties in court, including for five ‘serious contraventions’ under the Protecting Vulnerable Workers laws, against a Melbourne toy retailer company and its director for deliberately ...
14.02.2021
‘Ghost’ employees among JobKeeper recipients: ATO probe
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) investigated employers who allegedly claimed wage subsidy for “ghost” employees in an attempt to rort the $130bn JobKeeper scheme. Employers in question were said to have included the names of dead people into their ...
14.02.2021
Less is more: Fair Work Commission critical of investigation process despite the employer’s valid reason for dismissal
Employers often see the disciplinary process as an opportunity to raise every single indiscretion by an employee – even though the issues occurred in the past or are minor in nature when compared to other misconduct. However, this approach can weaken the ...
14.02.2021
AFP seizes $15.8m from Plutus Payroll founder
The Australian Federal Police has successfully confiscated $15.8 million in assets from one of the principal conspirators of the Plutus Payroll tax fraud syndicate. The AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce has seized six properties, three ...
07.02.2021
Uber Eats announces new business model and contracts for riders
It marks a significant shift in the fight over employee vs independent contractor status Uber Eats has overhauled its business model and changed its contracts with delivery drivers amid growing pressure over the status of workers. The change will make it ...
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