Employment law experts break down the key employment and industrial relations policies proposed by Australia's new federal Labor government.
Earlier today, the Victorian Government issued the Permitted Worker Permit Scheme and Access to Onsite Childcare/Kindergarten Permit Scheme Directions (Directions).
The Victorian Government has announced significant restrictions on access to childcare from 11:59 pm on Wednesday 5 August, 2020.
Last week, JobKeeper was enshrined in legislation. Our most recent update looked at the changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 which were made to achieve this. However, much of...
In our previous update regarding the announcement of JobKeeper, we noted that without legislative change it would still be necessary for employees to agree to measures to support JobKeeper, such...
A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission yesterday varied 103 modern awards to include a new 'Schedule X - Additional measures during the COVID-19 pandemic', introducing an entitlement for...
This will be welcome news to many employers who have been hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis. However, the announcement of the scheme in advance of legislation being drafted or...
With apps that organise our money, our social lives, the music we listen to and the food we eat, it comes as no surprise that there are more and more...
The Fair Work Commission's bullying jurisdiction recently rejected an aged care worker's bullying claim against her supervisors and managers. The employer successfully argued that, at all times, the employee was...
The Fair Work Commission has remitted an application for an unfair dismissal remedy for re-determination after it found that the Commissioner who heard the application failed to deal with a...