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...
COVID-19 Vaccinations And the workplace
In the overwhelming majority of cases, employers should assume that they cannot require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. While the Australian Government aims to...
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...
Small business insolvency reforms announced
A range of small business insolvency reforms have been announced by the federal government to help businesses to restructure and survive the economic impact of the COVID-19...
Extended rent relief for NSW Commercial Tenants
An extension has been announced by the NSW government of its Retail and Other Commercial Releases (COVID-19) Regulation. Originally slated to expire on 25 October 2020, the...
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...
Deadline approaching for NSW small business recovery grants
Small businesses in NSW have until midnight on Monday 31 August to apply for the Small Business Recovery Grant. In April 2020, the NSW government placed $750 million into the...
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...
COVID-19: Small business recovery grant – up to $3,000
The NSW State Government has announced new recovery grants today. Applications open 1 July and the amount is up to $3,000.00. The grants can be used to cover marketing and...