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 | 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 | 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 Simon Obee | May 19, 2020 | Employment Law, Fair Work Act, Leave
On 18 May 2020, the Federal Court handed down its decision in Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia & Ors v Qantas Airways Limited [2020] FCA 656 which concerned accessing... 
by Simon Obee | Apr 17, 2020 | Leave, Modern awards
Temporary changes to annual leave in modern awards The Fair Work Commission has amended 99 modern awards as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic to introduce entitlements for employees to take: Two weeks of unpaid pandemic leave; and Twice as much annual leave at half... 
by Simon Obee | Sep 17, 2019 | Leave
Last month the Federal Court handed down it’s decision in Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v AMWU [2019] FCAFC 138, which suggested a major shift in how personal/carer’s leave should be accrued and the amount of leave employees are entitled to (see our article...