by Simon Obee | Jan 12, 2022 | Industries, Workplace
A question that arises from time to time is whether an employee can be covered by more than one modern award whilst working for the same employer. We explore this issue below – but first, let’s go back to some basics. What are modern awards? Modern awards are a...
by Simon Obee | Dec 8, 2021 | Industries
The Fair Work Commission has recently announced sweeping changes to the Educational Services (Teachers) Award 2020 commencing on 1 January 2022. The reason for the changes is it was determined that teachers covered by the award are subject to “gender undervaluation”....
by Simon Obee | Oct 13, 2021 | Coronavirus, NEWS
Over the last week, both NSW and Victoria have implemented a number of public health orders and directions dealing with return to work, vaccines, and collecting vaccine information. New South Wales New rules came into force in NSW from 11 October 2021 regarding...
by Simon Obee | Sep 29, 2021 | Legal, Workplace
As detailed in our previous article, the law has recently (significantly) changed regarding casual employment. In particular, there are new obligations to offer certain casual employees “conversion” to permanent employment. For employers with 15 or more employees,...
by Simon Obee | Sep 28, 2021 | Fair Work Compliance, Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
Although Christmas is still three months away, businesses that plan to implement a Christmas close down should be aware of their obligations to employees, particularly giving them any required period of notice relating to the close down. A number of modern awards...
