NEW CHANGES TO UNPAID LEAVE DURING CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWNS
It has been common practice for employers to direct their employees to take unpaid leave during temporary shutdown periods like Christmas. From May 1st this will no longer be an option for many award covered employers including Hospitality Industry Award 2020, Building …
EMPLOYERS CANNOT REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO WORK PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
With Easter holidays upon us, the Courts have given a timely warning about the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 about working on public holidays. The Fair Work Information Sheet summarizes s114 of the Act as “employees get a paid day …
NEW CHANGES TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE OFFERING FLEXIBILITY AND SUPPORTING GENDER EQUALITY.
On Monday 6th March the Senate passed the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvement for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022. The changes to paid parental leave (PPL) will commence from July 2023, allowing working parents a flexible 20-week entitlement, giving more families …
WAGE THEFT COULD BECOME A CRIMINAL OFFENSE WITH BIGGER FINES TO PAY
Many Australians would be surprised to learn how common wage theft is, and have possibly been affected at some point during their working lives. The Inquiry into Wage Theft in Western Australia report was released on the 6th December 2019 and undertaken …
LABOUR GOVERMENT ANNOUNCES A SIX WEEK INCREASE TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
A recent decision has been made by the Albanese Government to increase the total package of federally-funded parental leave from the current 20 weeks to 26 weeks, giving more flexibility and leave for parents to stay at home with their families. It …
