Proposed Amendments to the South Australian Employment Tribunal Act (SA) 2014
Weatherill Labor Government seeks to make it easier for employment claims to be brought against employers with its proposed expanded jurisdiction for the State Industrial Court
National Wage Decision
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its minimum wage review decision on Tuesday 31 May 2016. A number of parties, including the locally based employer chambers, lodged submissions with the FWC…
New Risk for Accountants
Accountant faces legal action for processing underpayments
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Spotlight on Sham Contracting Arrangements
In two recent cases that proceeded to the High Court of Australia it has been found that the companies in each contravened the ‘sham contracting’ provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act).…
Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption
Final Report Delivered to Coalition Government
Productivity Commission delivers final report into Australia's workplace relations framework to Coalition Government
In the days before Christmas the Coalition Government released the Productivity Commissions (PC) final report in relation to the institutions, laws and practices of the Australian workplace relations…
If at First You Don’t Succeed to Make Changes to the Fair Work Act … Try Again
We recently reported on the passage of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014 ("FWA Bill") through Federal Parliament. The FWA Bill in its original form had sought to introduce a raft of business-friendly…
Coalition Obtains First Substantial Changes to Fair Work Act
In November the Coalition’s Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014 ("FWA Bill") which was introduced to Federal Parliament on 27 February 2014 was finally passed by the Senate. The FWA Bill in its original…
Restaurant and Catering Australia Calls for Weekend Pay Reform
In Adelaide last week R&CA launched a campaign “More Jobs, More Shifts, More Choice” calling for lower penalty rates for Sunday work. An aim of the campaign is to highlight the employment…
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