When and how can employees be stood down during...
The Fair Work Commission has recently dealt with three disputes...
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A ‘day’ is a “notional day” not a “working day”: High Court overturns Mondelez decision – employers breathe a sigh of relief
Yesterday the High Court of Australia handed down its much-anticipated leave decision of Mondelez,1 overturning the earlier decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court. The majority held in favour of Mondelez and Federal IR Minister Christian Porter, declaring that "a 'day' for the purposes of s 96(1) [of the Fair Work Act] refers to a 'notional day', consisting of one-tenth of the equivalent of an employee's ordinary hours of work in a...
ASIC calls employers to provide for...
In a move that has garnered concern from the employer groups and legal...
Berkeley Challenge Pty Ltd v United Voice [2020]...
The Full Court of the Federal Court found that the "ordinary and...
Key employment rate changes for 2020/21
From today, 1 July 2020, a number of employment related financial...
Ch-ch-changes to the Miscellaneous Award –...
Employers take note: amendments to be incorporated into the...
High income threshold – 2020/21 changes
The high income threshold will increase to $153,600, effective from 1...
Fair Work Commission 2019/20 annual wage review
The Fair Work Commission's 2019/20 Annual Wage Review decision has now...
Some “casuals” may get both casual...
A Full Federal Court decision handed down on 20 May 2020 has upheld...
A busy week for wage theft: record penalties...
Yesterday, the Federal Court imposed record penalties of $891,000...