by Jenny Park | May 12, 2021 | Casual employees, Fair Work Act, Fair Work Commission, Redundancy
Significant changes concerning casual employment were recently introduced to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) as part of the Federal Government’s plan to assist with the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. The amendments were introduced under the Fair Work Amendment... 
by Simon Obee | Dec 3, 2020 | Casual employees, Leave
Last week the High Court granted labour hire company WorkPac special leave to appeal the full Federal Court’s decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato concerning the meaning of casual employment. Case recap; WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC As we... 
by Simon Obee | May 25, 2020 | Casual employees, Employment Law
A recent court decision which has been receiving a huge amount of – somewhat misleading – publicity is that of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84, handed down on 21 May 2020. Whilst many commentators have discussed the case under headlines claiming... 
by Brandon Turner | Mar 3, 2020 | Casual employees, Employment Law, Fair Work Act
The general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘the FW Act’) “protects employees and prospective employees from adverse action by their employer or prospective employer”. Specifically, Section 351 prohibits employers from... 
by Brandon Turner | Feb 26, 2020 | Casual employees, Fair Work Commission, Modern awards
The Fair Work Commission has made amendments to the Retail Industry Award that will see initial changes come into effect on 1 March 2020, with further amendments being rolled out later in the year and again in 2021. These revisions will affect both casual and... 
by Simon Obee | Aug 28, 2019 | Casual employees
One of the most significant employment law decisions of 2018 was WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131, where Mr Skene was found to have been wrongly classified as a casual employee (when in fact he was in reality a permanent employee) and was therefore entitled to...