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24.05.2020
Error in JobKeeper coronavirus payment will provide both relief and grief for the Federal Treasurer
With Josh Frydenberg staring down the barrel of the biggest budget deficits in Australian history, getting a call on Thursday night from the Treasury Secretary saying he’s found $60 billion down the back of the couch gives the man holding the nation’s ...
24.05.2020
What’s the deal with JobKeeper and annual leave? Fair Work Commission offers insights
Employers asking workers to take annual leave while accepting JobKeeper payments has quickly become one of the most contentious aspects of the Morrison government’s $130 billion wage subsidy scheme. Last week, the issue came to a head, when details of a ...
24.05.2020
Record penalties as a result of a Fair Work Ombudsman litigation
Record penalties of $891,000 have been imposed by the Federal Court against the operators of three Hero Sushi takeaway outlets for underpaying workers and providing false records to the Fair Work Ombudsman FWO). HSCC Pty Ltd and HSCK Pty Ltd, which ...
24.05.2020
Eating out: Full Bench find UberEats delivery driver not an employee
In a significant recent decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) held that an UberEats delivery driver was not an employee, with the majority finding that the delivery driver was in fact an independent contractor (Gupta v Portier ...
17.05.2020
Suncorp payroll problems booked in at between $40m – $70m
Suncorp has finally walked away from the full rollout of its long-troubled Oracle core banking system replacement, with the beleaguered system leaving a $90 million crater on the bank’s books. The Queensland headquartered institution on Monday finally ...
17.05.2020
Can employers direct employees to download the COVIDSAFE app?
Organisations must be careful when directing staff to download the COVIDSafe app The Australian government’s strong advocacy for the use of its new tracking app ‘COVIDSafe’ has presented a new COVID-19 issue for employers. COVIDSafe is being promoted as ...
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