Happy 2024 to all our members. As most businesses return to work following the holidays,...
Equal pay for labour hire workers now law
From 15 December 2023, employees, unions and host employers can apply to the Fair Work...
Intentional underpayment of wages will be a criminal offence after 1 January 2025
Starting not before 1 January 2025, intentional underpayments of wages by employers will...
Closing Loopholes: Fair Work Act changes
There have been changes to the Fair Work Act as part of the new ‘Closing Loopholes’...
New rules for fixed term contracts apply from 6 December 2023
From 6 December 2023, new rules apply when engaging employees on fixed term contracts....
Changes to age groups in the Miscellaneous Award and the Black Coal Mining Industry Award
From 30 October 2023, there were changes to some of the age group descriptions in the...
Paying Workers Correctly: Employment Contracts/IFAs v NES v Modern Awards v Enterprise Agreements
To ensure compliance with Australian employment law as well as to be able to pay and...
Amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009
As per our earlier post, below is an update on the Fair Work Act 2009 amendments. Some...
10 years in prison & up to $8m fines for wage theft – “Closing Loopholes” legislation
Employers face ten years in prison and maximum fines of $8 million or up to three times...
Increases to high-income threshold and compensation cap from 1 July 2023
From Saturday 1 July 2023, two key changes will apply to unfair dismissal applications:...