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21.03.2021
Junior doctors launch class action over unpaid overtime
Junior doctors in Victoria have filed the first of several class actions claiming that health providers have underpaid them millions of dollars in overtime. The doctors at Peninsula Health earning between $79,000 and $146,000 a year said on Monday they ...
21.03.2021
Clayton Utz responds to underpayment reports
BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has responded to reports that it underpaid graduate lawyers by thousands of dollars. On Monday, 15 March, The Australian Financial Review reported that the firm had paid at least one employee approximately $30,000 below the ...
14.03.2021
Scrap ‘outdated FBT’, says small business ombudsman
Removing fringe benefits tax, and allowing GST to be remitted at the point of sale, could make the tax system more small business-friendly, says the small business ombudsman. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman’s latest research ...
14.03.2021
Malcolm Turnbull backs superannuation increase as research shows it will lift wages
Increasing the superannuation guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent by 2025 would boost the economy by $12 billion and boost employment and wages over time, according to new research commissioned by Industry Super Australia. Former prime minister Malcolm ...
14.03.2021
FWC upholds dismissal of an employee who repeatedly and deliberately accessed customer’s confidential information without authorisation
During the course of their employment, employees may have access to confidential information which belongs to their employer. This information may be in the form of personal information provided by customers and is therefore sensitive in nature. While ...
14.03.2021
Aust charity pays back millions to staff
Workers at an Australian disability services provider will receive $3 million in combined back pay. A disability services provider is paying back almost $3 million to employees it had underpaid across NSW, Victoria and Queensland. Registered charity ...
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