Tasmania’s largest aged care operator, Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) is back-paying...
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Starbucks underpaid thousands of employees between 2014 and 2020
Starbucks Coffee Australia Pty Ltd (Starbucks) has back-paid staff in Sydney, Melbourne,...
Amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009
As per our earlier post, below is an update on the Fair Work Act 2009 amendments. Some...
When’s the last time you checked award classifications?
It's important to check your employee classifications regularly. To ensure that you're...
When’s the last time you checked penalty rates?
Penalty rates are higher pay rates that your employees need to be paid for working...
When’s the last time you checked the rules about trial shifts?
Under Australian employment laws, some trial shifts must be paid. While others can be...
Fair Work Inspectors target Noosa restaurants for compliance checks
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has Noosa businesses in its sights including farms and...
Can a worker engaged for “trial” shift make a General Protections claim?
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that a worker who performed a single paid "trial...
BetterHR helped a telecommunications company defend a bullying claim
BetterHR was contacted by a business over an employee who had made a bullying claim in...
BetterHR helped a manufacturing business win an unfair dismissal case
A business owner terminated an employee after their position became redundant. The...
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