by Mitchell Wheatley | Jul 10, 2020 | Human Resources, Legal, NEWS, Payroll
On 16 June 2020, the Victorian Parliament passed the Wage Theft Bill 2020. For the first time, this means that there will be criminal penalties, including jail time for employers, when they underpay their staff. It is anticipated that the Bill will come into effect on...
by Mitchell Wheatley | Jul 1, 2020 | Legal, Mining & Construction, NEWS, Workplace
The Federal Court decision handed down on 21 May 2020, of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 received a huge amount of – somewhat misleading – publicity regarding casual entitlements. Despite many commentators discussing the case under headlines...
by Mitchell Wheatley | Nov 14, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, NEWS, Workplace
Every year, an annual report is prepared with information about the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) achievements, corporate arrangement & performance. The Fair Work Commission Annual Report for 2018-19 was recently released, and we’ll summarise some of the key...
