by Simon Obee | Jun 9, 2021 | Fair Work Commission, Modern awards
The Fair Work Commission has given a provisional view that it agrees to an application from the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association (RCA) to vary the Restaurant Industry Award. The changes were proposed as a way to help business in the sector with the... 
by Simon Obee | Mar 31, 2021 | Employment Law, Fair Work Act, Modern awards
The JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme ended at midnight on 28 March 2021. For employers who were receiving the subsidy this has a number of important consequences, some obvious, some less so: Employers must now pay employees’ wages without the assistance of the... 
by Simon Obee | Mar 16, 2021 | Fair Work Act, Modern awards, Redundancy
As an employment lawyer, I am often called upon to do presentations on “crazy clauses in modern awards”. Modern awards are, of course, a set of regulations based on the industry and/or occupation of the employee that dictate rights and obligations in the... 
by Simon Obee | Feb 18, 2021 | Employment Law, Fair Work Act, Modern awards
Last March new provisions were introduced into several modern awards dealing with “annualised wages” or “annualised salaries”. As we pointed out at the time, these new provisions contained an optional mechanism for an employer to pay a... 
by Simon Obee | Feb 12, 2021 | Employment Law, Modern awards
A recent federal court decision has explained how pay progression provisions in the SCHADS Award operate. In a decision that will come as a shock to many, the court indicated that clause 13.3 of the SCHADS Award is not designed to operate so that employees become... 
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... 