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Fair Work Commission confirms it has no power to reduce redundancy pay if source of redundancy entitlement arises from an Award or Enterprise Agreement
In April this year, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published two contrasting decisions regarding applications by employers to reduce the amount of redundancy pay due to their incapacity to pay. These decisions were the first two of their kind since the COVID-19 pandemic (see our article here for further information). However, the FWC has recently quashed a decision to reduce a $12,000 redundancy payment for an award-covered employee to nil,...
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The second tranche of award rate increases for FY20/21 will commence...
Preparing for redundancies as JobKeeper payments...
Another round of job cuts is likely imminent with JobKeeper 1.0 having...
When and how can employees be stood down during...
The Fair Work Commission has recently dealt with three disputes...
A ‘day’ is a “notional...
Yesterday the High Court of Australia handed down its much-anticipated...
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...