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28.02.2021
Sexual harassment and work health and safety – New guidance material released by Safe Work Australia
Australia has long had in place state and federal anti-discrimination legislation which recognises sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination and makes sexual harassment in the workplace unlawful. Under sex discrimination legislation, such as the ...
28.02.2021
Super contribution caps set to increase from 1 July 2021
From 1 July 2021, the concessional and non-concessional contribution caps are set to increase due to indexation for the first time since July 2017. The concessional contribution cap, originally set at $25,000 from 1 July 2017, is indexed by average ...
21.02.2021
JobSeeker overhaul could see introduction of unemployment insurance
A proposed insurance scheme under consideration by the Morrison government would see people who lose their jobs receive up to 70% of their former income for a short period. Under the plan – which would bring Australia into line with almost every other ...
21.02.2021
Anthony Albanese proposes portable leave entitlements for insecure workers in major policy speech
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will today reveal part of Labor’s policy plan for the upcoming federal election, including a proposal to give workers in insecure jobs the ability to transfer their entitlements from one role to another. In a speech to ...
14.02.2021
‘Ghost’ employees among JobKeeper recipients: ATO probe
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) investigated employers who allegedly claimed wage subsidy for “ghost” employees in an attempt to rort the $130bn JobKeeper scheme. Employers in question were said to have included the names of dead people into their ...
14.02.2021
Less is more: Fair Work Commission critical of investigation process despite the employer’s valid reason for dismissal
Employers often see the disciplinary process as an opportunity to raise every single indiscretion by an employee – even though the issues occurred in the past or are minor in nature when compared to other misconduct. However, this approach can weaken the ...
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