by Ruth Bourke | Sep 27, 2019 | Human Resources, Legal, Retail
General Retail Industry Award Penalty Rate changes Employers in the retail industry are soon to be impacted by the next phase of increases to the Saturday & evening penalty rates for casual employees. Back in September 2018, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed...
by Simon Obee | Sep 17, 2019 | Hospitality, Legal, Mining & Construction
In this Case Update, we look at three recent employment law cases. Full details of all the decisions are available on EI Legal’s website. Landmark decision on personal/carer’s leave to be appealed The Federal Court recently handed down a decision on how...
by Annie Cross | Sep 13, 2019 | Human Resources, Industries, Legal, Services
Victorian businesses: Do you need to register with the Portable Long Service Leave Authority? In September 2018, the Victorian government passed the Long Service Benefits Portability Act 2018 (‘the Act’) which introduced the entitlement to ‘portable long service...
by Shane Duffy | Jul 3, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail
With the new financial year now started it is worth while checking to ensure your business is still compliant across the changes made to Sunday penalty rates across specific Awards. The third round of changes to penalty rates have now taken effect from the 1st July...
by Ruth Bourke | Jun 11, 2019 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Franchise, Hospitality, Retail
The Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”) has recently announced a tough new stance on enforcement of workplace laws, with certain industries and issues singled out for greater scrutiny. With an additional $9 million in funding and support from the Morrison Government to...
by Simon Obee | Feb 22, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Industries, NEWS, Professional Services
On 1 February 2019 the Professional Employees Award 2010 was amended to extend its coverage to include independent medical research institutes, and a new medical researcher “stream” added to the Award. The Professional Employees Award 2010 now covers certain employees...
