There has been an incredible amount of legislative change relating to employment law so far this year, and there’s more to come!  The Fair Work Commission has confirmed amendments to the Professional Employees Award 2020 will take effect this year so let’s take a look at the detail. Coverage What the Award actually covers has […]

As of 1st August, paid family and domestic violence leave (FDV) entitlements for employees of small businesses came into effect. We know we’ve talked about family and domestic violence leave previously but this is part two of the legislative roll out and an important reminder to all regarding obligations and entitlements. Small Businesses These changes […]

We all know COVID-19 resulted in a considerable number of new employer obligations that were covered under Victorian Occupational Health and Safety regulations.  Now we see some of those temporary orders and amendments being revoked and an important one that we want to highlight relates to employee vaccination information that you may be holding. Collecting […]

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 […]

Employees often ask: Can my employer refuse my annual leave request? The short answer is yes - but only under certain circumstances under the Fair Work Act. Here’s what you need to know if you’re working in Australia. Who doesn’t love annual leave!  Whether it’s sitting by a pool sipping cocktails, skiing down a mountain […]

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 […]

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 [...]