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03.05.2020
Sydney laundry condemned for standing down migrant workers ineligible for jobkeeper
The manufacturing union has accused South Pacific Laundry of a “disgraceful” decision to stand down 180 workers in Bankstown, warning that visa-holders’ ineligibility for jobkeeper wage subsidies will leave them destitute. In an email on 24 April, South ...
03.05.2020
Order up: FWC refuses to stay dismissal despite stop bullying application
The power of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to make orders in applications for stop bullying orders is unique. While the ambit of the FWC’s power is broad, in that it can make any orders that it considers appropriate (other than orders providing for ...
03.05.2020
Over $170,000 penalties for apprentice underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $177,174 against a Queensland construction company and its director after two young carpentry apprentices were underpaid $32,347. The Federal Circuit Court ordered Brendan Paul Angus to pay penalties of ...
26.04.2020
Fair Work Commission Makes First COVID-19 Decision Against Auscript
The Fair Work Commission has made orders against Australia’s leading legal transcription service provider for failing to properly consult with employees in accordance with its enterprise agreement before giving effect to redundancies arising out of the ...
26.04.2020
Coronavirus support measures see hundreds of thousands of Australians access superannuation early
Hundreds of thousands of Australians have been granted early access to their superannuation savings, totalling $3.8 billion in early payments, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said. Key points: The total value of early super accessed by Australians has ...
26.04.2020
Send me your location? Staying connected while working from home
The coronavirus pandemic has not only upended our social and family lives, for many of us it has also required us to fundamentally change the ways that we work, including working remotely. When once employees could meet up to collaborate on projects, or ...
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