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So, what are the general protections from a Fair Work lens? General protections seek to protect workers from harmful (adverse) action, coercion, undue influence or pressure, and misrepresentation where they affect workplace rights.
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The role of the general protections is to:
- Protect workplace ...
For those employees covered under the Building and Construction General On-site Award, listen up!!
Employees covered by this Award have slightly different provisions around personal and carer's leave compared to most other Awards, as provided for in the National Employment Standards.
We should all...
So, non-disparagement clauses are commonly used in settlements and deeds of release, but do you know what they mean? Let's discuss!
Firstly, let's define - non-disparagement clauses often restrict an employee in a contract from saying anything negative about the company to another person, this incl...
Earlier this year, a Director of a large national company was found personally liable for wage theft after underpaying roughly 150 employees, although not consciously aware that this was the case - let's look at what happened!
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So, in 2013, the Director sat down with the Chief Financial Officer a...
In the past few months, the Federal Government has proposed significant changes as to how sensitive personal information is collected and used for private sector employees. Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), public sector employers need to disclose how employee information is stored and what it's use...
For a majority of West Australians, Long Service Leave (LSL) only comes around after 10 years of continuous service, unless specified otherwise by your Employer. However, the entitlement to LSL varies between Australian states and territories. Let's discuss!
LSL is effectively an entitlement or 're...
I'm sure we've all heard of the term 'overtime' - but most people have no idea when it comes into play. Let's discuss!
Here are some important definitions straight from Fair Work:
Ordinary hours - The amount of hours worked by an employee that doesn’t include overtime. For example, the ordinary ho...
The National Employment Standards (NES) are 11 minimum entitlements that are applicable to all national system employees within Australia. Any entitlements that are provided for in relevant Awards or Agreements must provide equal and/or better conditions than those in the NES. Such Awards and Agreem...
Those employees who are classified as high-income earners may be limited in terms of their eligibility to file unfair dismissal claims, as per the Fair Work Act.
Currently, the high-income threshold for the financial year (FY) of 2023-24 is $167,500.Â
Even where an employee is not covered by a mod...
For most employees, the moment you resign from your job and start a new position with a new employer - your continuous service and subsequent long-service entitlements restart. HOWEVER... this isn't the case for all industries... Let's discuss.
Let's recap: What is long service leave (LSL)?
LSL is...
This month, we welcomed Caitlin, our newest HR Projects Officer | Media & Education to the Employii team.
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Caitlin brings five years of communications and journalism experience to her role at Employii. She gained a keen interest in organisational culture, employee well-being, and gender equity du...
