by Annie Cross | Aug 19, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance
Each year around the 1st of July, the Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”) releases an update to the Fair Work Information Statement (“FWIS”) to include any recent changes to employee entitlements. This update to the FWIS has recently been published by the FWO, reflecting the...
by Simon Obee | Aug 12, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal
In this Case Update we look at three employment law cases recently heard in the Fair Work Commission. Full details of all the decisions are available on EI Legal’s website. Unfair dismissal: employee conduct can reduce compensation to zero A recent case in the...
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 Simon Obee | Jul 1, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal
Increase to “high income threshold” As of 1 July 2019 the Fair Work Commission has increased the “high income threshold” from $145,400 to $148,700. Employees who earn this amount per year (or an amount over this) are unable to bring a claim in...
by Amanda Daff | Jun 18, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Services
On 30 May 2019 the Fair Work Commission announced that as of the first full pay period in July, the minimum wages in modern awards would increase by 3% (and so would the Federal minimum wage for award-free employees). But does this mean that employers have to increase...
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...
