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16.08.2020
Uniting back-paying employees more than $3.3 million
The operator of the Uniting aged care homes has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman and is back-paying employees more than $3.3 million. Uniting identified the underpayments when it conducted a review after receiving ...
13.08.2020
Payroll Industry welcomes High Court’s judgement regarding personal/carer’s leave accruals
The High Court of Australia has today granted the appeals by Mondelez International and the Australian Government regarding the entitlement to personal/carer’s leave in the Mondelez v AMWU case. This effectively means that the long held standard industry ...
09.08.2020
Medical institute signs Enforceable Undertaking
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research is back-paying employees more than $350,000 after entering into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The not-for-profit organisation, which conducts biomedical research and ...
09.08.2020
Government confirms JobKeeper 2.0 turnover tweak
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that eligibility for JobKeeper 2.0 will now be based on single quarters, in light of the stage 4 restrictions facing Melbourne. The eligibility changes, which will apply nationwide from 28 September, will now ...
09.08.2020
An extra 400,000 Australians could lose their jobs, due to Victoria’s lockdown
An extra 400,000 Australians could lose their jobs or be working zero hours by the end of the year as a result of Victoria’s second lockdown. As the state recorded another 471 cases and eight deaths, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told reporters on Thursday ...
02.08.2020
Victoria has lost 7.3% of all jobs in the state since the middle of March
Victoria has experienced the most job losses in Australia, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The ABS found payroll jobs fell 7.3% in Victoria, followed by a 6.8% decline in Tasmania. Overall, the ABS revealed a 1.1% drop ...
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