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Our workplace relations team has prepared an employer guidance note about shift worker annual leave following a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission.
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) has released guidance for employers on how to comply with the new positive duty under section 47C of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (the Sex Discrimination Act).
Recent amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 expand employee rights to make flexible working arrangement requests. The changes also require employers to follow a detailed process upon receipt of such requests. The amendments also permit employees to escalate their requests and seek orders from the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
In an interesting decision traversing both industrial relations and public international law, the Federal Court has found that the former Indian High Commissioner to Australia committed significant breaches of the Fair Work Act between September 2015 and May 2016.
The Victorian Government’s Sick Pay Guarantee Scheme (the Scheme) commenced operation in Victoria on 14 March 2022. Less than a year after its commencement, attention turned to whether the Scheme’s operation would be expanded as the first year was under budget and uptake by eligible employees was below anticipated levels (see previous article here).
Australia's Third Tranche of Reforms are on the horizon! Employers, stay informed and ensure compliance with these key changes.
The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Scheme operates in Australia to fill labour gaps in rural and regional areas. Approved employers participating in the PALM Scheme should be aware of the recent reforms and how these changes will affect PALM Scheme regulation in Australia.
The second tranche of workplace relations reforms have now received Royal Assent, bringing into force the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Act 2023 (Cth) (Entitlements Act) on 1 July 2023. It is important that employers are aware of the changes and how these changes will impact the workplace.
Almost one year into its two-year pilot, the Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee scheme has paid out more than one million hours of sick and carer’s leave to casual employees at a cost of more than $22 million. The scheme is currently fully funded by the Victorian Government.
Recently, the paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 came into force. This new entitlement is available to nearly all employees in Australia and imposes new obligations on employers. So, what is the new entitlement and what do employers need to do when they are faced with a request to take the leave? We provide the answers in our Employment Law team’s most recent article.
The Supreme Court of Victoria has imposed record penalties against a labour hire provider and its director / secretary for contraventions ‘striking at the heart’ of the purposes of the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic).