Qantas JobKeeper ruling overturned on appeal

The landmark ruling against Qantas’ use of JobKeeper payments has been overturned on appeal. The Federal Court’s decision has quashed the ruling made in September which found Qantas had misused the JobKeeper scheme by failing to give employees the full subsidy. The ruling opened Qantas and many other employers up to the prospect of owing […]

In your letter –termination of employment letters

A termination of employment letter serves a significant purpose in bringing the employment relationship to an end. Termination letters are frequently relied upon by employers and employees alike when a claim for unfair dismissal is made. Given their tendency to arise in legal proceedings, it is important that these documents are correct, provide as much […]

Government unveils legislative reforms to casual work

Fair Work Act amendments could impact more than 2.6 million casual employees in Australia. The Federal Government is set to introduce to sweeping changes to the country’s industrial relations laws, which are expected to have a profound impact on the more than 2.6 million casual employees in Australia. Under the new measures, employers will be […]

Everything else is just a bonus: employment contracts and discretionary incentive schemes

Bonuses and incentive schemes can be extremely successful in driving individual employee performance and overall business performance. A significant amount of work can go into crafting such a scheme – from market predictions to setting appropriate targets, drafting motivational communications to employees, and, very importantly, careful drafting of scheme documents. The documents that comprise the […]

Court penalises accountant for involvement in employer’s failure to keep employee records

The Fair Work Regulations 2009 (Cth) (FW Regulations) impose a number of obligations on employers with respect to the making and keeping of employee records and pay slips. The FW Regulations set out what records an employer is required to hold and the period for which they must be kept. The records that must be […]

G8 Education tells investors it has enough cash to cover underpayment

Listed childcare centre owner G8 Education says it has enough cash on hand to cover an underpayment bill for 27,000 workers that could stretch to as much as $80 million. Following a compliance audit, G8 found it had been paying under the award since July 1, 2014. The group has self-reported to the Fair Work […]

CFMEU pushing to reduce temperature threshold for construction workers

Union ups pay claims, wants to stop construction when temperature tops 30C as summer heatwave kicks in The CFMEU is reportedly pushing to lower the heat threshold for construction workers, in a move critics say would effectively shut down work for the summer. The new industry agreement put forward by the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining […]

Construction zone: FWC upholds objection to constructive dismissal claim

In order to access the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, an employee must be “dismissed” from their employment by the employer. One of the instances in which an employee may be “dismissed” from their employment is if they were forced to resign because of the employer’s conduct or course of conduct. This is referred to as “constructive […]

Goodbye, work from home

Despite the remote-work revolution spurred by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many law firms are pushing staff to come back to the office. Many firms are working on a model that will allow staff to work from home only two days per week. Some larger firms are allowing practice teams to settle on their […]

Entitlements over the Christmas and New Year break

Around this time each year, we get lots of questions about the Christmas and New Year period, including questions about: employee entitlements when working through the holiday period businesses shutting down between Christmas and New Year. Directing employees to take leave Employers can direct their employees to take annual leave or unpaid leave during a […]

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