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29.11.2020
Entitlements over the Christmas and New Year break
Around this time each year, we get lots of questions about the Christmas and New Year period, including questions about: employee entitlements when working through the holiday period businesses shutting down between Christmas and New Year. Directing ...
29.11.2020
Temporary flexibility in the Clerks Award extended again
The Fair Work Commission has extended Schedule I in the Clerks Award again. Schedule I provides award flexibility to help workplaces manage the impact of coronavirus and now applies until 29 March 2021. What is Schedule I? Schedule I is a temporary ...
29.11.2020
Australian Unity admits to underpaying aged care and home care staff by $4.25 million
The mutual fund has apologised to employees after a payroll review found staff had been underpaid an estimated $4.25 million in wages and entitlements. Australian Unity has told The Australian that a “significant proportion” of its 4,000 aged and home ...
29.11.2020
It’s on you- the onus and presumption in adverse action matters
Under the general protections provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), it is unlawful for a person to take adverse action against another person for a proscribed reason. One of the features of the general protections provisions under the FW ...
22.11.2020
NSW lifts payroll tax threshold
The New South Wales government has announced further cuts to payroll tax as it aims to lower unemployment numbers. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has revealed that the state’s payroll tax threshold will be increased to $1.2 million, up from $1 million. ...
22.11.2020
King & Wood Mallesons unveils roster structure of hybrid working
Law firm King & Wood Mallesons is set to bring in a roster system of hybrid working to give employees structure to their work life. As we move into a post-pandemic world, questions are surfacing around what the future of work will look like. But KWM ...
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