by Simon Obee | Aug 4, 2021 | Modern awards
At a time when Australia is celebrating the victories of its Olympic swimmers in Tokyo, the swimming industry has simultaneously been subject to the scrutiny of the courts regarding the application of the Fitness Industry Award to swimming coaches. The Fitness... 
by Simon Obee | Jul 21, 2021 | Modern awards
The Fair Work Commission has confirmed its provisional view (as reported in our previous article), to make sweeping changes to the Restaurant Industry Award from 11 August 2021. The changes are expressed as temporary changes and will operate for an initial period of... 
by Simon Obee | Jul 7, 2021 | Workplace Investigations
Although there is no legal requirement for employers and employees to enter into a written employment contract, it is a certainly a very good idea to do so. For employees covered by a modern award there are very often legal requirements to set out various matters in... 
by Simon Obee | Jun 23, 2021 | Employment Law
From the 1 July 2021 there will be a number of important changes to they way superannuation works, we explain these below. Increase of super rate to 10% As discussed in our previous article, the rate of superannuation contributions is increasing from 9.5% to... 
by Simon Obee | Jun 9, 2021 | Fair Work Commission, Modern awards
The Fair Work Commission has given a provisional view that it agrees to an application from the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association (RCA) to vary the Restaurant Industry Award. The changes were proposed as a way to help business in the sector with the... 