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Changes to Annualised Wage Arrangements in Hospitality and Restaurant Industries
Hospitality and Restaurant Industry Awards As of 1 September 2022, employees who are paid 125% or...
Easter Holidays are coming: Things Employers should know
It can be a complicated working out when and how public holidays are paid especially when...
$150,000 in damages after s-xual harassment, assault
A tribunal has awarded a beauty therapist $150,000 in general damages after sexual harassment and...
Fair Work Inspectors Audit Melbourne Eateries
The Fair Work Ombudsman is making surprise inspections of ‘cheap eats’ food outlets in inner south...
HR Tips: Keeping Employee Records
The Fair Work Ombudsman requires you to keep the following records for seven years or face a...
Take-away outlet operator penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a penalty in court against the operator of a Sydney take-away...
Sydney cleaning business operators penalised $12,787
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $12,787 in penalties in court against the operators of a...
HR Tips: Ending Employment
Employment can end for many reasons: Such as an employee resigning; or an employer terminating the...
No Unfair Dismissal for Sacking Due to Inappropriate Social Media Posts
The Fair Work Commission has recently upheld the dismissal of an employee of the Australian...
Employee fairly dismissed for failing to clock on and off using employer app
An employee who was required to clock on and off using an employer app, has lost her unfair...
Woolworths: Australia’s biggest staff underpayment case hits $571m
Woolworths employee underpayments have blown out to at least $571 million, with an ongoing payroll...
Sacking Of Worker For Excessive Personal Texting at Work Upheld
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of an employee after phone records revealed she...
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