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Category: Industrial & Employment Law


Changes to employee flexible work arrangements

Changes to employee flexible work arrangements from June 2023

In late October 2022, the Federal Government introduced draft legislation that would strengthen a worker’s right to flexible work arrangements. On 6 June 2023, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2023 (Cth) came into effect.

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Respect@Work Bill to strengthen sexual harassment prevention requirements in the workplace

Respect@Work Bill to strengthen sexual harassment prevention requirements in the workplace

The Australian Human Rights Commission "Respect@Work Report" made 55 recommendations focusing on preventing and addressing sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Payment in Lieu of Notice Required Before Termination

Payment in lieu of notice period must be delivered before termination

A 2022 Federal Court decision confirms the act of employers making payment in lieu of notice to workers AFTER termination, is unlawful.

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The differences between unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal

Difference between unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal

Unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal are often used interchangeably. However, they are not the same and there are key differences between the two.

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The Right to Strike in Australia

Industrial action and the right to strike

The considerable attention that workers’ strikes attract has resulted in many employees throughout Australia asking; “what legal rights do I have to take industrial action and to strike?”

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Greenfields agreements must only be for a genuine new enterprise

Fair Work Commission decision to approve a greenfields agreement quashed by the Federal Court

The Federal Court quashes a decision of the Fair Work Commission to approve a greenfields agreement between Busways and TWU on the basis that it is not a ‘genuine new enterprise’.

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Medical discharge of firefighter due to PSTD overturned by NSW IRC

Employer’s decision to medically discharge a firefighter with history of PTSD was wrong

NSW Industrial Relations Commission determines the medical discharge of a firefighter, due to PTSD, was wrong and decision overturned.

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Signing a deed of release may affect your ongoing worker’s compensation benefits

Signing a deed of release may affect your ongoing worker’s compensation benefits

In this article, we explore how a deed of release can affect an injured worker’s ongoing worker’s compensation benefits following termination of employment.

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RTBU wins an underpayment of wages case for its Sydney bus drivers

Win for RTBU in underpayment of wages case

Hall Payne Lawyers successfully represented the RTBU and its members in Federal Court proceedings against Transit Systems Pty Ltd for failing to pass on annual wage increases.

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Interpreting termination of employment

Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission endorses a broader definition of ‘termination of employment’

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has overturned a 2021 decision which led that demotion amounts to dismissal where employment continues with a significant drop in remuneration. What does this new decision mean for workers and employers?

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Farm workers and pieceworkers guaranteed minimum wage from April 2022

Seasonal workers engaged in fruit picking entitled to minimum rate of pay

Minimum wages for seasonal workers engaged in fruit picking (and other produce picking) apply from April 2022 after the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down a decision, approving variations to their Award.

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Is it legal for employers to monitor employees using surveillance devices?

Is it legal for employers to monitor employees using surveillance devices?

In short, it is legal for your boss to monitor your work-related tasks and performance however, they do not have unrestricted rights to conduct surveillance.

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