by Rhiannon Cosgrove | Sep 24, 2020 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Workplace
Most modern awards contain a ‘final/termination payment clause’ which outlines the employer’s obligations to pay outstanding wages and entitlements when the employment ends (this is usually 7 days after the termination date). The Fair Work Commission... 
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 Alana Giddy | Jun 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, Human Resources, Workplace
With COVID-19 restrictions easing, the question being posed to many businesses is “when will we require employees to return to the workplace, if at all?”. There is a mountain of information being shared at the moment around what you need to consider in a return to 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... 
by Rhiannon Cosgrove | Jun 4, 2020 | Fast Food, Legal, Workplace
Amendments to the Fast Food Award The Fair Work Commission recently announced temporary changes to the Fast Food Industry Award 2010 to allow for more flexibility for employers during COVID-19. The changes include new provisions for part-time employees and annual... 
by Shane Duffy | May 25, 2020 | Coronavirus, Workplace
Returning to the workplace The federal government have announced a 3 step “roadmap to recovery” plan and State and Territory governments are slowly easing restrictions to their own respective timelines. What this means is that businesses are starting to think about... 