by Simon Obee | Jul 29, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Commission, Leave
On 27 July 2020, the Fair Work Commission issued a decision ([2020] FWCFB 3940) granting an entitlement to paid pandemic leave for employees working in the aged care industry who are covered by the following awards: Aged Care Award 2010 [MA000018]; Health...
by Antonia Randles | Jul 14, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Commission, Unlawful termination, Workplace Investigations
Has an incident occurred within your workplace that needs to be investigated? Below are 5 reasons why you should consider outsourcing your workplace investigation. 1. Independence and impartiality in a Workplace Investigation One of the key principles of a...
by Simon Obee | Jun 25, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Commission, Modern awards
On 16 June 2020, the Victorian Parliament passed the Wage Theft Bill 2020. For the first time, this means that there will be criminal penalties, including jail time for employers, when they underpay their staff. It is anticipated that the Bill will come into effect on...
by Simon Obee | May 18, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Commission
In what appears to be the first published decision of the Fair Work Commission utilising its new powers to deal with JobKeeper disputes, the Commission has found against an employee who refused to take a period of annual leave when requested to do so by her employer....
by Simon Obee | Apr 28, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Commission
In the latest case about workers in the “gig economy”, an Uber Eats driver has been found to be an independent contractor, rather than an employee of Uber Eats. (See: Amita Gupta v Portier Pacific Pty Ltd; Uber Australia Pty Ltd t/a Uber Eats) In upholding...
by Simon Obee | Apr 21, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Commission
It is widely understood that permanent employees who have a requisite period of continuous service are entitled to be paid redundancy pay when made redundant. This is, however, subject to a number of limited exceptions – such as that “small business...
