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18.10.2020
Universities accused of ‘sham contracting’ as wage scandal in Australia’s higher education sector deepens
The wage theft scandal that has engulfed the tertiary sector this year is now moving to the Federal Court, with the National Tertiary Education Union and four former staff members pursuing private university JMC Academy. The Sydney-based university, ...
18.10.2020
Over 600K workers aged 35+ unemployed
Unemployment is high across all age groups – not just the under-the-35s who stand to benefit from the Federal Government’s new JobMaker hiring credit, the latest figures from Roy Morgan showed. More than 1.8 million Australians, or 12.9% of the labour ...
18.10.2020
‘It’s time’: Employers given until 16 November to implement updated tax tables
Hot on the heels of the government’s stage 2 tax cuts breezing through Parliament on Friday, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) took under a week to update and publish the tax withholding schedules, signalling that tax cuts could reach some employees ...
11.10.2020
Wages recovered for stadium cleaners
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $25,292 in unpaid wages for 270 employees after investigating companies contracted to clean some of the nation’s leading stadiums. Fair Work Inspectors investigated nine cleaning companies following surprise ...
11.10.2020
Qantas wins landmark case over temporary layoffs
Qantas cannot be held reasonably responsible for its decision to stand down hundreds of crew members – given the current downturn in the airline industry, a federal court has ruled. The temporary layoffs at Qantas and its budget carrier Jetstar came in ...
11.10.2020
Budget 2020: The pros and cons of Frydenberg’s superannuation reforms
In a budget surprise, the Morrison government has introduced measures that could tie members to their first super fund through life and bar underperforming funds from taking new members. The moves are an attempt to end costly multiple super accounts and ...
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