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Abandonment of employment: Changes to modern awards
On 17 December 2018 the Fair Work Commission made a decision regarding abandonment of employment clauses in modern awards. See: [2018] FWCFB 7433. Earlier in the year the Commission had determined to remove the abandonment of employment clauses in the six modern...
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How to Pay on Australia Day
This year, Australia Day falls on a Saturday, which means all States and Territories will be observing the public holiday on Monday 28th of January. If your business is open on Saturday 26th January, employees should be paid their normal Saturday rates, and public...
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Failing to Follow a Proper Disciplinary Process Can Lead to a Finding of Unfair Dismissal
Employers are frequently found to have unfairly dismissed employees when, despite having a valid reason to dismiss an employee, they have failed to follow a “procedurally fair” process to reaching the decision to dismiss. Procedural fairness Procedural fairness has a...
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Merry Christmas from Employment Innovations
As we reflect upon our successes as a company in 2018, we acknowledge that we could not have done it without our loyal customers, partners and readers. Thank you for your support throughout the year and all of us at Employment Innovations wish you all the best for the...
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New Law Introduced To Prevent Casual Employees Double-Dipping: What You Need To Do Now
On 18 December 2018 the Government varied the Fair Work Regulations 2009 to allow employers, in certain circumstances, to offset the casual loading paid to an employee against certain entitlements that may otherwise be owed to the employee if they are found in the...
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Casual Conversion Clause: Act Before 1 January 2019
As discussed in our earlier blog article, the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision to introduce a “casual conversion clause” into 84 modern awards which took effect on 1st October 2018. The new casual conversion clause provides casual employees with the right...
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Changes to the Hospitality Award and the Restaurant Award Announced
On 12 December 2018, as part of its four yearly review of modern awards, the Fair Work Commission determined to make several amendments to the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 (“Hospitality Award”) and the Restaurant Industry Award 2010 (“Restaurant Award”)....
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Changes to Flexible Work Rules in All Modern Awards From 1 December 2018
Employers should be aware that all modern awards will be amended from 1 December 2018 to include a new flexible working clause. The new clause supplements the rules in section 65 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) that already allow employees with at least 12...
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Withholding Money From Final Pay – Changes To Rules in Modern Awards
As part of the four yearly review of the modern awards, the Fair Work Commission recently amended modern award provisions regarding withholding monies from employees when adequate notice upon resignation was not provided. These provisions came into effect on 1...
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