Employment Law Blog & News
Valentines Day Special: Workplace Romances & the Law
Roses are red, violets are blue You are my workmate, can I date you? As Valentines Day approaches we thought we would share insights on an area we are sometimes required to advise on: how the law operates relating to workplace relationships, and specifically, can...
Compliance Notices and the Fair Work Ombudsman
EI Legal is frequently called to assist clients who are subject to investigations by the Fair Work Ombudsman, the Federal Government’s workplace regulator who has wide powers to investigate allegations of underpayments and other breaches of workplace law. When...
10 Changes to Employment Law in 2020 & Trends for 2021
In this article, we set out the top ten developments in employment law that occurred in 2020 and the key changes to the law expected in 2021. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 saw an unprecedented number of changes introduced in employment legislation, as the...
WorkPac v Rossato casual decision to be appealed
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 reported in...
Changes to long service leave for the community services sector in Victoria
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 "portable long...
Minimum Wage to Increase in 73 Awards on 1 November
The minimum wage is set to increase by 1.75% on the first full pay period after 1 November 2020 in 73 modern awards, including those in the construction and manufacturing industries. Unlike in most years where the minimum wage in all modern award increases on 1 July,...
Wage Theft is now a crime in Queensland
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 in annual lost...
How to determine the scope of a workplace investigation
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...
FWO uncovers compliance issues in franchise chain
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...
13 key steps of a successful workplace investigation
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...
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