by Simon Obee | Jun 19, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, NEWS, Payroll
The Fair Work Commission has today announced a minimum wage increase of 1.75%, with such a change coming into effect on one of three dates depending on which modern award covers the business. For industries the Fair Work Commission considers to be less affected by the...
by Simon Obee | Jun 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
With COVID-19 restrictions starting to relax, many places of work are starting to return to normal. Workplaces which were previously closed are re-opening, employees whose hours had been reduced are starting to return to more normal patterns of work. We have...
by Simon Obee | May 19, 2020 | Coronavirus, Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Workplace
The Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2010 and the Vehicle, Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010 are the latest modern awards to be varied to allow greater flexibility for employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows other...
by Simon Obee | Apr 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, Fair Work Compliance, Legal
Summary Following recent changes made to the Fair Work Act 2009, employers who qualify for the JobKeeper Scheme can give a “JobKeeper Enabling Direction” to employees in receipt of the JobKeeper payment forcing them to: Reduce their hours of work (including reducing...
by Simon Obee | Apr 16, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Workplace
As part of its “four-yearly review” 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...
