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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 ...
16.05.2021
Cleaning business operator faces court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operator of a Newcastle cleaning business. Facing court is Michael James Henshaw, a sole trader operating Spit and Polish Professional Cleaning. The regulator ...
09.05.2021
International students will no longer face a cap on working hours for hospitality and tourism jobs
SBS News has revealed student visa holders employed in hospitality and tourism will have restrictions on their working hours lifted under a new measure to be included in next week’s federal budget. International students will have a cap imposed on their ...
09.05.2021
Journalist denies blackmail payment claim
An investigative journalist doggedly chasing “a bloody good story” led to his unwitting involvement in a million-dollar blackmail scheme, a jury has heard. Former 60 Minutes reporter Stephen Barrett testified in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday that he ...
02.05.2021
Wellways Australia signs Enforceable Undertaking
Mental health, community care and disability services provider Wellways Australia Limited will back-pay staff more than $1.5 million after entering into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The not-for-profit organisation first ...
02.05.2021
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