by Yvette Coutsoudis | Oct 23, 2023 | Human Resources
As part of the four yearly review of modern awards, the Fair Work commission published aย decision regarding shut downs back in December 2022. This decision has been in effect from 1st May this year, and brings about changes to shutdown periods that will impact many...
by Tracey Black | Mar 1, 2023 | Human Resources
Many modern awards currently provide an ability for an employer to implement a temporary โshutdownโ or โclosedownโ in the business. Typically, this right is exercised is for a temporary closure over the Christmas / New Year period. The exact provisions regarding...
by Simon Obee | Apr 16, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Workplace
As part of its โfour-yearly reviewโ of all modern awards, the Fair Work Commission is in the process of updating a number of awards. A number of awards have been updated with minor amendments commencing on the first pay period after 13 April 2020 these are: Aboriginal...
by Antonia Randles | Jan 29, 2020 | Human Resources, Workplace
As announced in our previous article on the annualised salary changes coming into effect from 1 March 2020, the obligations of many employers who pay their employees an annual salary are changing.ย ย In addition to the modern award provisions changing from 1 March...
by Simon Obee | Jan 28, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Workplace
The Fair Work Commission is varying 32 modern awards from the first full pay period after 4 February 2020. The variations are as a result of its “four-yearly review” of all modern awards which included the objective of redrafting awards in “plain...
