The Fair Work Act was amended on 26 Nov 2020 to include new unpaid parental leave entitlements to parents who have experienced traumatic events during or ahead of their unpaid...
Changes to unpaid parental leave entitlements
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Changes to casual employment
Changes to the workplace rights and obligations for casual employees came into effect on 27 March 2021. What has changed? Casual Employment Information StatementDefinition of a...
Budget 2020: The Economic Recovery Plan For Australia
The Economic Recovery Plan For Australia The 2020-21 Federal Budget outlines the Australian Government's economic recovery plan as Australia moves out of the COVID-19 crisis. The...
Important changes to JobKeeper commence
The Australian Taxation Office advises that employers will need to pay eligible employees a different rate of JobKeeper starting from Monday 28 September. These rates are...
JobKeeper wage condition deadline nears
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a reminder to employers that only a few days remain for them to ensure all eligible employees, including those that have been...
Extension of the JobKeeper Payment
The Australian Government is extending the JobKeeper Payment by a further six months to March 2021. Support will be targeted to businesses and not-for-profits that continue to be...
Extension of unpaid pandemic leave
The Fair Work Commission has extended the entitlement to unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave at half pay in 63 awards. Schedule X will now apply until 30 September 2020. This...
Coronavirus and Australian workplace laws
There’s probably not a business in Australia that hasn’t been impacted by the coronavirus in some way. To assist employers and employees during this confusing time, the...
Workplace Legal Advice Program
Some employers are eligible for free independent legal advice for workplace issues arising from the coronavirus outbreak. The Workplace Legal Advice Program provides eligible...
Temporary changes to the Fair Work Act
To support the implementation and operation of the JobKeeper scheme in Australian workplaces, temporary JobKeeper provisions have been added to the Fair Work Act (Fair Work Act...
COVID-19: Apprentice Wage Subsidy
If your business employs or hosts apprentices, you may be eligible to receive a 50% reimbursement of apprentice wages from 1 Jan 2020 to 30 September 2020 (up to a total of...
Hospitality Award Flexibility During Outbreak of Coronavirus
The Fair Work Commission has determined that it will vary the Hospitality Award to improve flexibility of the award during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The determination...