by Simon Obee | Jul 7, 2021 | NEWS, Retail
Increases to pay rates in the General Retail Award from 1 September 2021 As detailed in our previous article, minimum rates of pay in the General Retail Award will increase by 2.5% on the first full pay period on or after 1 September 2021. Although the Fair Work...
by Simon Obee | Jan 20, 2021 | Fair Work Compliance, Retail
In addition to the 1.75% increase to all base rate of pay in the General Retail Industry Award that will come into effect on the first full pay period on or after 1 February 2021, penalty rates will increase for certain casual employees as of 1 March 2021. Junior...
by Alana Giddy | Sep 30, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Retail
A year on from the initial Evening Rate increase for the General Retail Industry Award 2010 [MA000004], another increase is due for Casual Employees as of 1 October 2020. What is changing? From 1 October 2020, a penalty payment of an additional 45% (inclusive...
by Hannah Gibson | Jul 7, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Industries, Legal, Retail
Employers within the Retail and Pharmacy industries should be aware of the following penalty rate changes that came into effect from 1 July 2020. The changes outlined below are the fourth round of penalty rate reductions that have been phased in as part of the Modern...
by Simon Obee | Dec 2, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Retail
Last week the Queensland Government passed a new law (the “Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019”) which will make Christmas Eve a part-day public holiday for six hours between 6pm and midnight. This follows similar moves by South Australia and...
by Mitchell Wheatley | 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...
