by Jane Murray | Mar 26, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Hospitality, Retail
Public Holiday periods often cause headaches for employers who feel the cost of unauthorised absenteeism, loss of productivity, misuse of sick leave, and confusion around public holiday entitlements. In this blog, we canvass some of the typical issues arising around...
by Jane Murray | Feb 23, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fast Food, Hospitality, Human Resources, Legal, Retail
Businesses engage “casual” employees for a variety of reasons. Hiring casuals can provide flexibility for businesses who are looking to hire a more flexible workforce. Often, casuals are engaged as an interim measure to staff a particularly busy period such as...
by Shane Duffy | Nov 30, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Disability & Aged Care, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail
On the 24th November 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its latest draft decision as part of the Modern Award review process impacting employers and employees across hospitality, licensed clubs, cafes and restaurants, social and disability sector, retail, fast...
by Alana Giddy | Jun 9, 2017 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail, Workplace
From 1 July 2017, employers who pay workers covered by a Modern Award or the national minimum wage must increase their pay by 3.3%. The increase comes a day after the Commission finally released details on how changes to penalty rates will be phased in. Employers...
by Alana Giddy | Jun 9, 2017 | Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail, Workplace
Reductions to Sunday penalty rates will be transitioned in over three or four years, and public holiday rate changes will be operational as of 1 July 2017, as held by the Commission in a decision handed down on 5 June 2017. Modern Awards affected by the decision are...
by Shane Duffy | Mar 20, 2017 | Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail, Workplace
In a sensible move by the Fair Work Commission today, penalty rates affecting the fast food, retail, hospitality, pharmacy and restaurant industries will be lowered. The changes have been made to Sunday penalties, public holiday penalties and certain early morning and...
