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Adelaide freight transport company penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $19,000 in penalties in court against an Adelaide...
Changes to Work from Home Tax Deduction Rules for Employees
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is revising the way remote workers can claim tax deductions for...
University of Melbourne faces court for alleged underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against The University of Melbourne, alleging...
Changes to the Professional Employees Award 2020
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has made a significant decision to amend the Professional Employee...
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Commences 1 February 2023
The National Employment Standard has been updated to include 10 days of Paid Domestic Violence...
Three new protected attributes added to the Fair Work Act
As of 7 December 2022, three new protected attributes were added to the Fair Work Act as part of...
Super Retail Group face court for employee underpayments by subsidiaries
In what it claims is its first litigation seeking to have a holding company found responsible for...
Employer fined $90K for mandating a 50-hour work week
An Australian employer has been fined a total of $90,000 after the Federal Court found that it had...
HR manager facing criminal sanction after misleading FWC
A Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has overturned the approval of the Mantle Group's Hot Wok...
Law Changes: Secure Jobs Better Pay Act 2022
The Australian Government has passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay)...
11 Directors/Executives sued by ASIC for their alleged failures
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has put directors and executives on notice...
What is a compliance notice? How should you respond?
The Fair Work Ombudsman has the authority to issue a compliance notice where a Fair Work Inspector...
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