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10.10.2021
Envato embraces nine-day fortnights in the lead up to Christmas
Leaders must never take the people who work in their companies for granted and they should be exploring “any and all opportunities” to help team members prioritise their wellbeing, according to Envato chief executive Hichame Assi. Assi’s comments come as ...
04.10.2021
More than $300,000 recovered for security staff
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $303,299 for 1,010 underpaid workers after investigating companies engaged to provide security at COVID-19 quarantine hotels in Melbourne and Sydney. Last year, Fair Work Inspectors audited 37 security businesses to ...
04.10.2021
Home-based workers believe they have a career disadvantage
Employees across Australia have expressed concerns over career advancement amid the emerging hybrid workplace. A study from Qualtrics revealed that 46% of Australians believe that in-office workers will have a career advantage compared to those working ...
04.10.2021
ATO announces STP Phase 2 blanket deferral
Australian employers will now have two more months to transition to the second phase of Single Touch Payroll as the ATO announces a blanket deferral in light of the current business environment. The ATO has revealed that employers that begin reporting ...
26.09.2021
Post-employment restraints of trade enforceable to protect confidential information
A 9-month post-employment restraint of trade was found to be reasonable to protect the plaintiff’s confidential information after 2 senior employees breached contractual and fiduciary duties by going to work for a competitor in the HR software market. ...
26.09.2021
‘Procedurally disastrous’: Commission orders employer to pay compensation as a result of its procedurally unfair disciplinary process
When investigating allegations of misconduct against an employee in the workplace, employers must ensure that any ensuing disciplinary process is kept distinct from and separate to the investigation. This is to ensure that the employee is afforded proper ...
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