by Ruth Bourke | 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...
by Simon Obee | Sep 17, 2019 | Hospitality, Legal, Mining & Construction
In this Case Update, we look at three recent employment law cases. Full details of all the decisions are available on EI Legal’s website. Landmark decision on personal/carer’s leave to be appealed The Federal Court recently handed down a decision on how...
by Annie Cross | Sep 13, 2019 | Human Resources, Industries, Legal, Services
Victorian businesses: Do you need to register with the Portable Long Service Leave Authority? In September 2018, the Victorian government passed the Long Service Benefits Portability Act 2018 (‘the Act’) which introduced the entitlement to ‘portable long service...
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 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 Simon Obee | Jun 24, 2019 | Legal
On 1 July 2019 the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will be amended to provide greater protection to “whistleblowers” (ie people who disclose corporate wrongdoing and breaches of the tax laws). The changes to the law include an obligation on public companies...
