Employers can require employees to provide medical certificates for sick leave absences which explain more than just that the employee ha…
Employers can require employees to provide medical certificates for sick leave absences which explain more than just that the employee ha…
Today’s opinion polls had mixed results for the Liberal Party. While they are closing the gap on Rudd’s Labor Government on a two-party-pref…
Fair Work Australia has signalled it will reject workplace agreements that allow employees to volunteer to work extra hours without being pa…
Hi Aunty B, I have a number of staff owed long service leave. Can I make staff use? up their long service leave instead of annual leave ?if…
The Fair Work Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson has announced his agency will write to 50,000 retailers and conduct random audits of 1,500 workplace…
Employer groups have welcomed a Fair Work Australia decision that appears to pave the way for workers to volunteer to work extra hours witho…
What have meat and good faith got in common? Apparently not much if we are to believe Commissioner Hampton and the AMIEU! A meat packag…
The Rudd Government and the Australian Industry Group will again both seek to intervene in yet another Fair Work Australia decision, this ti…
The Australian Industry Group says unions are putting jobs at risk by pushing for a $27-a-week increase in the minimum wage. The Austra…
The latest case on the meaning of a ‘casual employee’ for the purposes of the unfair dismissal regime is likely to lead to more rather than …
Federal Workplace Minister Julia Gillard has announced the Government will side with employer group the Australian Industry Group to appeal …
For many employers, particularly SMEs, the real spadework associated with award modernisation has only just begun. And even the Fair Work Au…
