by Simon Obee | Aug 2, 2023 | Leave
As reported in our previous article, the requirement to provide employees with 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave starts on 1 August 2023 for small businesses (employers with less than 15 employees). It’s been in place for employers with 15 or... 
by Simon Obee | Jul 5, 2023 | Leave
Following the recent passing of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 a number of changes have been made to how parental leave operates, which take effect from 1 July 2023. The changes include an extension of the amount of... 
by Jackson Downer | Jun 5, 2023 | Employment Law, Leave
The next tranche of legislative changes stemming from the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 are set to come into effect on 6 June 2023. These next two changes are aimed at strengthening the rights of employees to: request flexible... 
by Simon Obee | May 4, 2023 | Leave, Modern awards
A question that many employers struggle with is how periods of leave interact with entitlements to overtime. Most modern awards operate so that employees are entitled to overtime rates when an employee works over a certain number of ordinary hours per week (generally... 
by Simon Obee | Jan 18, 2023 | Employment Law, Leave
As noted in our previous blog, the entitlement to 10 days paid family and domestic and violence leave per year for all employees (including casuals), commences on the 1 February 2023 for employers with 15 employees and more, on 1 August 2023 for employers with less... 
by Simon Obee | Aug 3, 2022 | Leave
In what is likely to be the first of many significant changes to employment law under the new Government, the ALP has introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 into Parliament, providing for ten days of paid family and...