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11.07.2021
End-of-year finalisation through STP
You need to make a finalisation declaration by 14 July. However, the ATO recognises the impacts of COVID-19 on the Australian community. If you need additional time, you can complete your STP finalisation up until 31 July. It’s important that you ...
11.07.2021
Fair Work Commission orders the reinstatement of an employee who was unfairly dismissed following a second investigation into the same incident
In unfair dismissal matters, reinstatement is the primary remedy and the Fair Work Commission (FWC) may not make an order for compensation unless it is satisfied that reinstatement is inappropriate. When considering whether reinstatement is appropriate, ...
04.07.2021
Miscarriage leave: NSW offers benefit in public sector
Public sector employees in New South Wales who suffer the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth are now entitled to bereavement leave of up to five working days. The paid leave benefit, worth up to $12m a year, is included in the state’s ...
04.07.2021
You’re bacon me crazy: Fair Work Commission finds dismissal was disproportionate to the gravity of an employee’s heat of the moment remark
In the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, the primary remedy is reinstatement. This means the employer is ordered to return the employee to their employment in the position they held immediately prior to their dismissal or another position on no less ...
27.06.2021
Former Hobart restaurant and hotel operator faces court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the director of company that formerly operated a restaurant and hotel in Hobart. Facing court is Gary Dupree, who is a part-owner and director of Garich Pty Ltd (now ...
27.06.2021
‘Pretty miserable’: The companies taking Australians’ super increase out of their pay
More than a quarter of Australia’s top 20 listed companies will not fund the superannuation increase for all employees from July 1 but will instead deduct it from take-home pay. ANZ, Wesfarmers, Macquarie Group, Telstra, Goodman Group and Transurban are ...
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