Employees have an absolute right to take leave when they are unwell or injured, or if they need to care for someone else, and generally a couple of days recuperation and they are back on the job and everything is hunky dory. Sometimes though, a decision may have been made, or needs to be made, […]
Last week, a lot of us had eyes locked on multiple screens as desperately scrambled to score tickets to a Taylor Swift concert, so we might not have noticed a new financial year had kicked off bringing a swag of changes. Minimum wage increase Everyone is likely across this change, so this is just a […]
Who doesn’t love annual leave! Whether it’s sitting by a pool sipping cocktails, skiing down a mountain rejoicing in a fresh dusting of snow or maybe it’s exploring a new country and absorbing all that the local culture has to offer. Without doubt, holidays are vital to both physical and mental wellbeing and of course […]
There is always significant interest in the announcement from the Fair Work Commission when it comes to the annual Minimum Wage Review decision. It seems more so this year with media coverage of the cost of living crisis filling news reports alongside inflationary pressures impacting businesses. There are a number of considerations for the Fair […]
Psychosocial hazards seem to be receiving a lot of attention – but why? The easy answer is that there is change to Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) laws and in particular, the Commonwealth Code of Practice on managing psychosocial hazards at work that took effect on 1st April. Let’s dive in and take a look […]
Next up on our coverage of changes made through the December Fair Work amendments or rather, the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act, are provisions that cover the prohibition of sexual harassment at work. It’s unfortunate that in 2023 we still need to legislate for behaviour that should have disappeared into the archives with the Carry […]
The run into Christmas is always a hideously busy time and most of us just scrape through with our sanity intact. As we kick into January, many of us have more time to update ourselves on things we missed in the December haze and we note that we are receiving a number of questions about […]
Following their platform of employment reform during the recent election, the newly minted Federal Labor Government tabled proposed legislation in Parliament on the 27th October that is likely to see significant change for workers and employers alike. The intent of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill is to create job stability, fair pay and gender equality, and install new protections for employees with a long-term aim in boosting productivity ga [...]
We know that reading about the importance of Work Health and Safety (WHS) is not the most exciting thing one can do but it is vitally important. As it turns out, October is National Safety Month and the theme this year is “Know safety, work safely” so what better time to shine the safety spotlight! Now a papercut may be the most significant injury some of us face at work, but it’s not the case for everyone as employees from all industries can be exposed [...]
And just like that, it's July and we have new rates of pay, new superannuation guarantees, new high income thresholds... there's a lot of new at the start of a fresh financial year! Another 'new' is the updated Fair Work Information Statements that you will need to know about and access. To make life easier for you, we've got both of the updated statements and all you need to do is click on the links below and download and save or print when you need them.Fair Work Information [...]
