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Wheat farm operator faces legal action for alleged employee underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against a company that operates a wheat farm in the far north of New South Wales. Facing court is Printpot Pty Ltd, which operates a farm on Carinda Road, in Carinda. The regulator investigated after receiving a...
Adelaide freight transport company penalised
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $19,000 in penalties in court against an Adelaide freight transport company and its director. The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a $16,000 penalty against BSH Transport Solutions Pty Ltd, based in Regency...
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 costs incurred when working from home. Starting 1 July 2023, the cents per work hour that can be claimed under the revised "fixed rate" method would be increased from 52...
University of Melbourne faces court for alleged underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against The University of Melbourne, alleging it underpaid casual staff in the Faculty of Arts and made false or misleading records. The regulator alleges in the Federal Court that between February 2017 and December...
Changes to the Professional Employees Award 2020
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has made a significant decision to amend the Professional Employee Award 2020 in relation to two issues: The coverage of the Award; and Employee hours of work and overtime The coverage of the Award The Professional Employees Award is a...
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 leave (FDVL). From 1 February 2023, employers with 15 or more employees will be required to provide this leave to all its employees. FDVL for employers with less than 15...
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 Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill: Breastfeeding – This includes the act of expressing milk, the act of breastfeeding and the amount of time spent breastfeeding. Discrimination...
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 its subsidiaries' breaches, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has initiated court action against ASX-listed Super Retail Group for self-reported underpayments of more than $1...
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 unreasonably required an employee to work 50 hours per week. This requirement was found to be in contravention of section 62 of the Fair Work Act 2009, which stipulates...
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 agreement, accusing it of "deliberate manipulation of the statutory process of making enterprise agreements" and is considering referring the company's senior HR manager...
