by Simon Obee | Nov 12, 2018 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Retail, Workplace
Following recent developments in the law concerning casual employees, Employment Innovations’ Legal Team will be running a webinar at 1pm on Thursday 22 November 2018. In the webinar we’ll discuss the lessons learnt from a recent court decision (Workpac v Skene)...
by Simon Obee | Oct 25, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Mining & Construction, NEWS, Professional Services, Retail, Workplace
With Christmas fast approaching it’s getting to that time of year again where there are almost as many public holidays in the calendar as there are Christmas cards arriving on your doorstep. Here are a list of the national and State/Territory-wide public holidays...
by Aahana Lakhia | Oct 8, 2018 | Fair Work Compliance, Retail, Workplace
In this blog article, we discuss some changes to the General Retail Industry Award 2010 (‘the Retail Award’) that are coming up on 1 November 2018. The changes increase some penalty rates for casual employees. On 27 September 2018, the Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’)...
by Shane Duffy | Sep 26, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Disability & Aged Care, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Franchise, Hospitality, Legal, Mining & Construction, NEWS, Professional Services, Retail, Services, Workplace
There is increased confusion and widespread concern amongst employers around the legitimacy of many casual employment arrangements following the decision of Workpac v Skene in the Full Court of the Federal Court last month. The facts: WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene On the...
by Shane Duffy | Jun 1, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Disability & Aged Care, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Retail, Workplace
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) confirmed today that minimum wages will increase by 3.5% from 1st July 2018. This decision impacts employers and employees under awards and enterprise agreements that are linked to the minimum wage decision. Impact on award and agreement...
by Aahana Lakhia | 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...
