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18.12.2022
RSL LifeCare signs Enforceable Undertaking
Aged and veteran services organisation RSL LifeCare Limited has back-paid staff in NSW and the ACT more than $5 million and entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The not-for-profit organisation, which is affiliated ...
18.12.2022
Medical conditions, honesty and the employment relationship: Employee’s failure to disclose medical condition warranted dismissal
In a recent unfair dismissal decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has issued a reminder about the importance of honesty and candour in an employment relationship – particularly when it comes to determining an employee’s fitness for work. In the ...
18.12.2022
Significant shift for Long Service Leave in NSW
In New South Wales (NSW), long service leave is a statutory entitlement for employees who have worked for the same employer for a period of at least 10 years. Long service leave entitlements are governed by the Long Service Leave Act 1955 and are ...
11.12.2022
FWO fines farm employers more than $78,000
The Fair Work Ombudsman has fined growers and labour hire providers in North West Victoria’s Sunraysia region, South Australia’s Riverland, and NSW’s Coffs Harbour and Grafton a combined $78,362 for breaching pay slips and record-keeping laws in the last ...
11.12.2022
Byron Bay woman allegedly sacked by wellness clinic Church of Ubuntu for getting COVID jab
A Byron Bay woman is taking legal action after she was allegedly sacked for getting the COVID jab. The group promotes and sells alternative health remedies including hemp products. Ms Chait said she lost her job in October, when it became known she was ...
04.12.2022
Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has passed.
The House of Representatives extended its sitting calendar to consider amendments to the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill proposed by the Senate. These amendments were agreed to on a vote of 78-42 and the Bill has now passed both houses. The exact timing of ...
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