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Closing the Labour Hire Loophole: What's Changing action australian capital territory casual conversion changes employee protection employee rights fair work family and domestic violence hr compliance minimum entitlements modern awards new south wales northern territory queensland regulation south australia tasmania victoria western australia workplace delegates Jan 12, 2024

Following the proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 back in September 2023, it is confirmed the Fair Work Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 is now in force. Approval was granted on 14 December 2023, with further changes due to commence in 2024 and 2025.

What does this mean?

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Building and Construction: Leave Provisions australian capital territory building & construction employee rights fair work hr compliance leave and entitlements modern awards new south wales northern territory personal leave queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Dec 21, 2023

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...

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Non-disparagement Clauses: Breaches australian capital territory contracts employii news hr compliance industrial action new south wales non-disparagement northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Dec 21, 2023

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...

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Underpaying Employees: Wage Theft employee rights hr compliance legal action minimum wages new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Dec 21, 2023

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!

 

So, in 2013, the Director sat down with the Chief...

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Long Service Leave: Entitlements per State australian capital territory employii news hr compliance leave and entitlements long service leave new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Nov 16, 2023

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...

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Overtime: What's 'Fair and Reasonable' australian capital territory employee rights employee wellbeing fair work hours of work hr compliance minimum entitlements modern awards new south wales northern territory overtime queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Nov 16, 2023

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 hoursThe amount of hours worked by an employee that doesn’t include overtime. For example, the...

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Unfair Dismissal Access for High Income Threshold: FY23-24 australian capital territory employee rights enterprise agreement fair work high income hr compliance modern awards new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania unfair dismissal victoria western australia Nov 16, 2023

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. 

Even where an employee is not covered by...

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Portable Long Service Leave: How it Works australian capital territory employee rights leave and entitlements long service leave northern territory portable long service leave queensland south australia victoria western australia Nov 16, 2023

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...

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What are Your Entitlements: Paid vs Unpaid Trials australian capital territory employee rights fair work hiring hr compliance job advertisements new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Oct 23, 2023

Work trials are extremely common as they allow an employer to determine if an employee is suitable for the role before officially offering them a position. Work trials also give the employee an opportunity to showcase their suitability and range of skills.

 

What distinguishes an unpaid work...

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SCHADS Award: Substituting Public Holidays australian capital territory employee rights fair work hr 101 hr compliance new south wales northern territory public holiday queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Oct 19, 2023

Good news! Employees covered by the Social, Community, Home Care, and Disability Services Industry Award can now substitute their public holidays following a decision made by the Fair Work Commission. These new public holiday provisions will apply from the employees' first full pay period...

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Cashing Out Personal & Carer's Leave: Timber & Stevedoring Awards australian capital territory employee rights enterprise agreement fair work hr compliance leave and entitlements new south wales northern territory queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Oct 19, 2023

Under the National Employment Standards (NES), it is, in fact, illegal to allow an employee to cash out their accrued personal & carer's leave as a 'bonus' or 'employee benefit'. The NES outlines the minimum entitlements and conditions of employment for all workers in Australia. Section 100...

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Personal/Carer's (Sick) Leave: Paid vs Unpaid australian capital territory employee rights hr compliance leave and entitlements new south wales northern territory paid leave queensland south australia tasmania unpaid leave victoria western australia Oct 19, 2023

Sick leave? Personal leave? Carer's leave? They can all be confusing and determining which to take can be stressful, especially when trying to care for a family member or sickness of your own! Let's start with breaking down the difference between paid and unpaid sick leave.

Paid Sick Leave:

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