Posts tagged "industrial relations"

Employer groups say the Victorian government's plan to offer casual workers sick leave via a pilot scheme will hinder the state's economic recovery. 

Many employees, and employers, don't intend to return to the traditional nine-to-five office job, but how do these views fit with our employment laws?

Australia’s industrial system is complex, but that excuse is not going to assist with any run-in with the Fair Work Ombudsman if you underpay staff.

This year was similar to 2020 in many ways as the pandemic continued, lockdowns were implemented, and businesses were forced to close or modify their behaviours.

The proposed Religious Discrimination Bill has important implications for employers when regulating their own, and their employees’ conduct.

Employment lawyers say a decision on Monday to uphold the dismissal of an aged care worker who refused to get the flu shot last year should provide some reassurance to employers.

Qantas is fighting hard to not bring back thousands of jobs it outsourced during the pandemic, appealing a Federal Court case ruling that found it unlawfully sacked 2,000 ground crew in 2020.

The High Court has clarified that if the employment contract genuinely reflects a casual engagement, this will be recognised by the courts.

The AWU’s case will be heard on Tuesday, where the union says it will argue the Horticulture Award should be amended so that every worker on every farm is entitled to the minimum casual rate of pay.

The legal ground in Australia for employers to insist that employees be vaccinated remains murky.

The Fair Work Commission considered the gravity of financial misconduct in its recent decision, despite the financial cost being trivial in nature.

The Fair Work Commission has decided the national minimum wage will increase by 2.5% on July 1, 2021.