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21.08.2022
Australian hospitality operator Sydney Restaurant Group offers $5k sign-on bonus
The worker shortage has hit crisis point and desperate employers are trying to out bid each other as a way to attract new staff. An Australian hospitality operator is desperate to find staff for the festive season and has resorted to offering a $5000 ...
21.08.2022
APA share price falls as payroll errors leave $32m dint
Natural Gas and Electricity operator, APA Group has identified payment errors to employees, following an independent review of its payroll. System errors were identified relating to seven enterprise agreements and APA has commenced the process to ...
21.08.2022
University of Melbourne faces court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against The University of Melbourne, alleging it coerced and took adverse action against two casual academics to stop them from claiming payment for work performed. In documents filed in the Federal ...
12.08.2022
Fair Work Ombudsman announces a record $532 million in unpaid wages were recovered in 2021-22
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that a record $532 million in unpaid wages and entitlements was recovered for more than 384,000 workers in 2021-22. Key points: Deputy Fair Work Ombudsman Kristen Hannah says the recovered wages are good news for ...
12.08.2022
Fair Work Ombudsman investigating over a dozen universities
In an expanding investigation, Fair Work Ombudsman Sarah Parker is looking into poor management and governance practices, including underpayment of wages, at more than a dozen universities and expects to take “high-level enforcement action against a ...
12.08.2022
No reasonable expectation of regular and systematic employment for casual employee
An employee will have access to the unfair dismissal jurisdiction if they have completed a minimum employment period of six months (or 12 months for small business employers). Generally, service as a casual employee will not count towards the period of ...