by Margot Gallagher | Jun 5, 2023 | HR Compliance
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission on Friday 2nd June handed down the Annual Wage Review decision. As most readers will be aware, this is a decision handed down annually and applies to the National Minimum Wage and to Modern Award Minimum Wage rates.NATIONAL...
by Margot Gallagher | May 7, 2023 | HR Compliance
Following on from a recent plethora of changes to the Fair Work Act, changes to the shutdown provisions in many Awards became effective on 1st May 2023. Many Awards have historically included provisions for the temporary closure of a business...
by Greg Mitchell | Mar 7, 2023 | HR Compliance
The IR landscape in Australia is changing rapidly. The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 which commenced in December 2022 introduced a raft of changes which the Government hopes will achieve a number of policy objectives including...
by Margot Gallagher | Jan 23, 2023 | HR Compliance
As part of the recent changes to employment relations legislation, new paid family and domestic violence leave has now been introduced for employees. This change is effective from 1st February 2023. It is important to note that the paid component of this leave is...
by Margot Gallagher | Sep 17, 2022 | HR Compliance
This is the second in our series of articles covering the 11 National Employment Standards, or NES. These are the minimum terms of employment that apply to all workers in Australia, whether they are covered by an Award or not. Whilst employers and employees can add to...
by Margot Gallagher | Sep 17, 2022 | HR Compliance
In this series of articles over coming months, we’ll cover off the 11 National Employment Standards, or NES. These are the minimum terms of employment that apply to all workers in Australia that are part of the National Workplace Relations System (which is the...
