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23.02.2020
Keeping you regular: Regular and systematic casual employment
Employers often supplement their workforce by utilising casual employees to perform work in addition to that performed by permanent employees. While such engagements might start out as irregular (or, truly casual), it is not uncommon for casual ...
22.02.2020
Five questions I’m regularly asked about payroll
Here are some questions I’m asked on a regular basis by employers and journalists. What is the cause of the payroll underpayments? Are employers underpaying staff deliberately? Do you think criminalising wage theft will stop it? Will the 1 March changes ...
16.02.2020
All together now – HR consultant and supervisor found accessorily liable for breach of FW Act
An external HR consultant and a supervisor have been found accessorily liable for contraventions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) after they were involved in the dismissal of an employee who raised a potential award non-compliance issue (Myers v ...
09.02.2020
What did you say? Employee dismissed for offensive remarks in the workplace
It goes without saying that employees should treat each other with respect and courtesy in the workplace. In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) was tasked with considering a claim from a dismissed employee who alleged that remarks he made ...
02.02.2020
A good deed goes a long way: FWC rejects claim deed was made under duress
As we have discussed in previous blogs, it is not uncommon for an employer and employee to enter into a deed of release or settlement when ending the employment relationship. A deed provides assurances to both parties that the employment relationship is ...
19.01.2020
What can HR do in a natural disaster?
2020 is starting out on a grim note for some, as the region experiences multiple natural disasters. What can HR do to keep morale up and the business running? A state of emergency was declared in Australia over the ongoing raging bushfires. Residents of ...
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