COVID-19 | Updat­ed Job­Keep­er Scheme

Jul 21, 2020

On 21 July 2020, the Fed­er­al Gov­ern­ment announced that it would be extend­ing the Job­Keep­er pay­ment scheme for eli­gi­ble employ­ers…
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COVID-19 | The Fair­ness Prin­ci­ple in Stand­ing Down Employees

Jul 21, 2020

In the recent mat­ter of Mr Ryan La Plume v Thomas Foods Inter­na­tion­al Pty Lim­it­ed T/A Thomas Foods Inter­na­tion­al [2020] FWC…
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Mer­i­tas — An Intro­duc­tion to Tem­po­rary Changes Affect­ing Busi­ness­es in Aus­tralia and New Zealand

Jul 16, 2020

Look­ing for busi­ness and legal guid­ance regard­ing COVID-19 updates and pro­grams in Aus­tralia & New Zealand? This doc­u­ment has cov­er­age across…
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COVID-19 | Fair Work Com­mis­sion con­sid­ers fac­tors impact­ing redun­dan­cy payouts

Jul 10, 2020

In four (relat­ed) cas­es, the Fair Work Com­mis­sion (FWC) recent­ly ruled in favour of an employ­er by reduc­ing the redun­dan­cy…
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The NSW Con­struc­tion Indus­try – where are we at in 2020?

Jun 24, 2020

No-one could have antic­i­pat­ed the impact that so many unre­lat­ed, but col­lid­ing events, has had on all indus­try sec­tors through­out…
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Fair Work Com­mis­sion Full Bench Con­firms Gig Work­er’s Status

Jun 15, 2020

The sta­tus of gig econ­o­my work­ers has been a source of exten­sive debate in recent years. Michael Byrnes, Part­ner and Emi­ly…
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Statu­to­ry Enti­tle­ments for ​‘Casu­al’ Employ­ees: Anoth­er Work­Pac Decision

Jun 10, 2020

The Full Court of the Fed­er­al Court recent­ly hand­ed down a deci­sion con­firm­ing that employ­ees cat­e­gorised and paid as ​“casu­als” with…
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COVID-19 | The Fed­er­al Court rules on per­son­al leave dur­ing stand down

May 19, 2020

In the deci­sion Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, Elec­tri­cal, Elec­tron­ic, Ener­gy, Infor­ma­tion, Postal, Plumb­ing and Allied Ser­vices Union of Aus­tralia v Qan­tas Air­ways Lim­it­ed [2020]…
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COVID-19 | First Job­Keep­er Deci­sion Clar­i­fies Annu­al Leave Request

May 18, 2020

In McCreedy v Vil­lage Road­show Theme Parks Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 2480, the Fair Work Com­mis­sion hand­ed down its first deci­sion…
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Stra­ta Schemes Gen­er­al Meet­ings in light of COVID-19

May 15, 2020

It has just been announced that the NSW Par­lia­ment is con­sid­er­ing reforms to the Stra­ta Schemes Man­age­ment Act 2015 (SSMA)…
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