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11 November 2024

Officer awarded $238,000 in costs against WHS Regulator as a result of a failed due diligence case

A company director was awarded $238,000 in costs (click here) following the WHS Regulator’s failed attempt to prosecute ...

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11 October 2024

Effective restraints clauses can be relied to protect legitimate business interests . . . at this stage

Despite recent commentary indicating other international jurisdictions are considering ‘outlawing’ restraints of trade a...

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05 September 2024

New definition of casual employment

You would be aware of the recent changes to casual employment including the introduction of an ‘employee choice’ pathway...

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28 June 2024

Is 1 July 2024 a strict compliance date for the recent 3.75% FWC increase?

The FWC increase (if applicable) is payable on the “first full pay period” after 1 July 2024. This means that the FWC i...

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29 April 2024

Higher bar for genuine redundancies set

The Full Federal Court (Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley [2024] FCAFC 45) has recently found that employers have an ob...

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02 February 2024

The End to Casual Confusion? . . . Not quite

The Closing Loopholes legislation sought to provide further clarity to the vexed issue concerning ‘regular’ Casuals. It ...

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14 December 2023

Fixed and Maximum Term Contract restrictions have started... for most

For most businesses, the restrictions on the use of fixed and maximum term contracts have already become operative as of...

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12 December 2023

You can terminate employment for not meeting reasonable KPIs

FWC has confirmed the long held understanding that failing to meet reasonable KPIs will be a valid reason for dismissal ...

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26 February 2023

Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting: Starting Soon

If your business is in the private sector and employs over 100 employees, it’s well and truly time to get ready for your...

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06 May 2022

Termination of Employment : A reminder on procedural fairness

The procedural steps taken during the termination process are crucial. In a recent FWC decision Mr Simon Ronchi v Johns...

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14 April 2022

Employee benefits may drive earnings over High Income Threshold

The High Income Threshold (HIT), adjusted each financial year, currently sits at $158,500....

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24 February 2022

Contract is King but the Practical Reality Still Matters in Worker Classification

Some commentators are claiming that the High Court’s recent decisions relating to worker classification have placed prim...

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10 November 2021

Horticulture Award - Is this the end for piecework?

Employers in the Horticulture Industry have been scathing in their opposition to a recent FWC Full Bench decision which ...

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12 August 2021

Casual clarity... finally!

The High Court has given an anti-climactic endorsement of the Federal Government’s ‘fixing’ of the casual definition iss...

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