5.2% Increase to National Minimum Wage
As part of its Annual Wage Review for 2021 / 2022, an Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission (FWC)…
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Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave To Be a Modern Award Entitlement
In a major decision arising from its Family and Domestic Violence Leave Review 2021 ([2022] FWCFB 2001) a three member Full Bench…
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NSW parliament proposes making COVID-19 long service leave flexibility permanent
On 15 February 2022 the NSW Government introduced a Bill making permanent changes to the Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW)…
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Mandatory Workplace Vaccination: Some Recent COVID-19 Vaccination Cases
Four recent Fair Work Commission unfair dismissal cases provide insights into the legal position relating to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in…
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Important Unfair Dismissal Lessons: The Legacy of Crackers the Galah
The recent unfair dismissal decisions of the Fair Work Commission in Blake O’Keeffe v The Trustee For Dunshea Family Trust [2022]…
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Roosters, Ducks and Trucks: High Court Reasserts Primacy of the Contract
In two judgments handed down on the same day, the High Court has confirmed the importance of the written contract…
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The Omicron Workplace Safety Dilemma
The Omicron variant has, in a matter of weeks, transformed the COVID-19 situation in the eastern states of Australia. In New…
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Leave Options For Self-Isolating Employees
The resurgence of COVID-19 has not only ruined summer holiday plans and family get togethers. It has also thrust thousands…
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Mandatory Workplace Vaccination: Full Bench of the FWC Decides Test Case
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has handed down its decision in a significant test case dealing with the…
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‘Tis the Season to Avoid Folly: Workplace Christmas Parties (COVID-19 Edition 2021)
It’s that time of year. The ‘Silly Season’. For many organisations, the official employer Christmas party is imminent. But this…
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