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 Rhiannon Cosgrove | Jul 3, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal
The Fair Work Commission recently announced changes to the below three awards within the building and construction industry; Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010; Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010; Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2010. These...
by Mitchell Wheatley | Jul 1, 2020 | Legal, Mining & Construction, NEWS, Workplace
The Federal Court decision handed down on 21 May 2020, of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 received a huge amount of – somewhat misleading – publicity regarding casual entitlements. Despite many commentators discussing the case under headlines...
by Rhiannon Cosgrove | Jun 25, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal
High-Income Threshold to Increase The Fair Work Commission recently announced the upcoming increase to the high-income threshold for the Financial Year 20/21. As of 1 July 2020, the threshold will be increased from $148,700 to $153,600 (a $4,900 increase). This will...
by Simon Obee | Jun 19, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, NEWS, Payroll
The Fair Work Commission has today announced a minimum wage increase of 1.75%, with such a change coming into effect on one of three dates depending on which modern award covers the business. For industries the Fair Work Commission considers to be less affected by the...
by Simon Obee | Jun 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
With COVID-19 restrictions starting to relax, many places of work are starting to return to normal. Workplaces which were previously closed are re-opening, employees whose hours had been reduced are starting to return to more normal patterns of work. We have...
