by Sean Wilson | Jul 15, 2017 | Practice Management
The Fair Work Commission has determined that casual workers covered by 85 of the approximately 120 federal Modern Awards will be given the right to request permanent employment if they work regular hours over a year. As part of the never-ending review of the Modern...
by Sean Wilson | Jul 11, 2017 | Practice Management
On 5 June 2017, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a decision about how the changes to Sunday penalty rates will be introduced. The FWC decided they will be phased in over 3 or 4 years, depending on the award and employment type, starting from 1 July 2017. Who...
by Sean Wilson | Jul 11, 2017 | Practice Management
In addition to the increased minimum wages and changes to penalty payments under some Modern Awards, there have been some other changes effective from 1st July 2017. An award free employee must now be paid at least the National Minimum Wage of $18.29 per hour. The...
by Sean Wilson | Jun 20, 2017 | Practice Management
Workforce Guardian regularly come across poorly-drafted employment contracts which expose the employer to significant legal risk. In an effort to understand just how widespread this problem is, we decided to offer a free ‘contract review’ service during...
by Sean Wilson | May 18, 2017 | Technology Support
In a precedent setting legal decision, an accounting business has been found liable as an accessory for its role in the underpayment of employees by its client. The Federal Circuit Court ruled that the accounting firm was found to have “deliberately shut its...