by Simon Obee | Nov 5, 2020 | Employment Law, Leave, Modern awards
Changes to legislation in Victoria is extending the application of the portable long service scheme in the community services sector. What is “portable long service leave”? A number of States and Territories have legislation that provides for... 
by Simon Obee | Sep 29, 2020 | Employment Law
In 2018 the Queensland Parliament’s report “A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work? Exposing the true cost of wage theft in Queensland”, found that over 437,000 Queensland workers were affected by wage theft, amounting to approximately $1.22 billion... 
by Antonia Randles | Sep 24, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Act, Workplace Investigations
Workplace investigations are an important aspect of successfully dealing with employee complaints or in determining whether or not misconduct has occurred. Once it has been decided that a matter will be investigated, it is important to determine the precise scope of a... 
by Simon Obee | Sep 9, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Act, Fair Work Commission
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has wide-ranging powers to attend businesses unannounced to check compliance (and identify compliance issues) with workplace laws. Sometimes the FWO conducts random inspections, other times it visits premises as a result of complaints or... 
by Antonia Randles | Aug 27, 2020 | Employment Law, Workplace Investigations
As with many things, the secret to a successful workplace investigation is planning. Preparing an investigation plan which centres around the below key steps will allow you to work methodically through each stage and produce a reliable result. 13 steps of a... 
by Antonia Randles | Aug 6, 2020 | Employment Law, Workplace Investigations
As discussed in our previous blog, 5 reasons to outsource your workplace investigation, even when an investigation is conducted well, the process has the potential to negatively impact the parties involved. Therefore, when an issue arises, it is important you... 