Fair Work urges small businesses to stay on top of IR changes with new, easy-read timeline
Small businesses can now access an easy-to-read timeline of upcoming industrial relations reforms, as Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth urges entrepreneurs to acquaint themselves with significant changes to employment rules.
Former worker sues CBA-backed startup over 60-hour work week
CBA is being sued by a former employee of Unloan, owned by its VC arm x15ventures, for 60-hour work weeks and having to be across multiple roles.
Fair Work investigators targeting ‘cheap eats’ restaurants with suspiciously affordable fare
Acting Fair Work Ombudsman Kristen Hannah has revealed the national wage inspector has launched an undercover crackdown on the cheap eats sector.
What your small business should know before workplace rules change on June 6
Major changes to Australia's industrial relations landscape are less than a week away from taking effect, as a result of last year's seismic Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill.
Australian employers urged to check daylight savings rules before gaining ‘free’ hour of work
In a fresh reminder to employers and their staff ahead of the seasonal adjustment, the Fair Work Ombudsman says that unless specified otherwise by an award or registered agreement, staff payments are made "by the clock".
Is it right for employers to force workers to take annual leave over Christmas?
Are enforced holidays for millions of Australians each year a good way of preventing burnout, or just a cynical ploy by the bosses?
Eight important reforms every Australian small business and startup should know about in 2023
The sheer volume of legal and practical amendments facing Australia's business community suggests 2023 could be transformative.
Perth sushi cafe operators slugged $193,000 for falsifying wage documents and presenting them to Fair Work inspectors
Federal Circuit and Family Court found the former operators of a Perth cafe falsified pay slips, provided Fair Work with doctored wage documents and warned staff against speaking up.
IR reform: Burke open to changing small business coverage after Senate inquiry calls for 20 employee cut-off
Lawmakers should pass the federal government's highly contested industrial relations reform package if small businesses with fewer than 20 employees are excluded from the single-interest agreement overhaul, a Senate inquiry has found.
Construction sector pared from Labor’s industrial relations reform bill as business opposition heats up
Building and construction companies will be excluded from Labor's multi-employer bargaining reforms according to a suite of amendments the federal government has tacked onto its IR reform bill.
Unfair dismissal rulings show employers need to follow fair process in vaccine refusal cases
In recent months two Australian workers have won unfair dismissal cases after being sacked for not complying with their employer’s vaccination orders.
Fair Work Commission finds advisor was startup employee in unfair dismissal claim
A recent decision by the Fair Work Commission should serve as a warning to the startup community, with an informal arrangement between a new tech business and a sales advisor being deemed employment.
