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05.04.2020 Activ Foundation signs Court-Enforceable Undertaking Disability services provider, Activ Foundation Inc. (Activ) will back-pay employees in Western Australia a total of $13.6 million after breaching Australia’s workplace laws. Activ, which is a registered Australian Disability Enterprise, has entered into ... News

29.03.2020 Qantas stands down two-thirds of staff Qantas and Jetstar have stood down two-thirds of employees temporarily to preserve as many jobs as possible longer term. The majority of the 30,000 employees will be stood down until at least the end of May 2020. During the stand down, employees will be ... News

29.03.2020 You’re a liability: “all reasonable steps” and vicarious liability Federal and State anti-discrimination legislation makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against or harass a person in their employment. The legislation also places liability on employers for the discriminatory conduct of their employees. This ... News

29.03.2020 Clerks Award flexibility during outbreak of coronavirus On 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) made a determination varying the Clerks Award. The determination inserted a temporary new Schedule, which applies from an employee’s first full pay period on or after 28 March until 30 June ... News

29.03.2020 Five great payroll ideas for self isolation (and some awesome free stuff) Workplaces all over the globe are going into shutdown mode with many people going into self-isolation as we continue to battle COVID-19. Working from home can be great – no commuting, no small talk by the water cooler, you don’t even have to get dressed ... News

22.03.2020 Coronavirus isolation: Here’s what you can claim on tax while working from home The number of coronavirus cases is expected to climb significantly in the coming weeks. Already, many employers are activating emergency plans to keep their businesses open while protecting staff and a key component of that is to encourage – or even ... News

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