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Flexibility. The preference of many employees in a post pandemic world appears to be at the very least a 'hybrid' model of working – a mixture between work-from-home (or work-from-anywhere) and work from the office. Over the last almost three year...
Employee, Independent Contractor or Gig Economy? Our related article: Employee or independent contractor? High Court...
On 1 July 2022, a number of employment related financial thresholds increased for the 2022/23 financial year. These changes included a 5.2% minimum wage increase for employees not covered by an award or enterprise agreement and a 4.6% increase for wa...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) Expert Panel has handed down the 2022 Annual Wage Review decision, granting a 5.2% increase to the national minimum wage and a 4.6%, or a minimum of $40 per week, increase to modern award minimum wages.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently been called on to determine whether a worker's offer to undergo polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing instead of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination was a reasonable alternative to receiving the vaccine. On...
Introduction The authors successfully acted for the NSW Department of Education in a crucial case where the NSWSC considered whether a school breached the duty of care owed to a student suffering a serious head injury whilst playing a 'hybri...
On 1 July 2021, a number of employment related financial thresholds increased for the 2021/22 financial year including the 2.5 percent minimum wage increase as well as the new 10 percent compulsory superannuation rate which came into effect on 1 July...
The issue of sexual harassment in the workplace has dominated media coverage for much of early 2021. The handling of Brittany Higgins' sexual assault complaint has highlighted the need for employers to have effective processes for managing allegation...
The High Court upheld WorkPac's challenge to the finding of the Full Court of the Federal Court which found that coal mineworker Robert Rossato was entitled to paid leave while engaged as a casual employee on consecutive contracts for almost four yea...