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31.05.2020
Court finds some casual workers are entitled to paid leave
‘The Fair Work Act needs to be urgently amended to define a casual employee in a simple and clear manner’ The Federal Court has found that some “casual workers” on regular and predictable shifts with a firm advance commitment to work were not actually ...
28.05.2020
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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 ...