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Former Wyong Business In Court Over Employee Underpayment Claims
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the former operator of a...
Disability Services Australia Underpaid Employees Over $1.6m
Disability Services Australia (DSA) has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman and is back-paying...
Can Employers Force Workers To Get Vaccinated?
As the Australian Government plans to start rolling out vaccinations against COVID-19 from March 2021, many employers want to...
Qantas Wins JobKeeper Appeal
Qantas will no longer have to backpay hundreds of workers after the Full Federal Court overturned a recent landmark...
Is work from home the new normal for your business?
A new research conduct by the University of Sydney revealed more than half of workers surveyed wanted flexible arrangements...
Australian Women Hit Hardest During Covid-19 Pandemic
While all Australians have been affected by the pandemic, there’s clear evidence that Australian women have lost jobs and/or hours...
JobMaker Criteria for Business
Eligible businesses can claim the JobMaker payment for up to 12 months for each eligible additional employee they hire...
Major changes coming under federal IR bill
Proposed IR changes to be introduced to Parliament today may result in the removal of overtime being paid to...
Government’s IR reform bill introduces jail terms and a new way of setting fines for big business
The government has announced plans to slug businesses that underpay their workers with much tougher penalties, with “serious” contraventions...