Recently we undertook a successful mediation for a member who was having protracted issues with an employee. As is often the case the employee had chosen to go on to sick leave and had claimed ‘stress’ due to workplace harassment. This is an increasingly...
In Perth there has been intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman to assist in resolving workplace disputes that has resulted in back-pay for 41 workers to the tune of $100,000.00. In just one matter, 33-shop assistants working for a retail chain were underpaid a total...
Don’t let clerical or payroll errors put you at risk! According to the Fair Work Ombudsman’s press release received recently, a not for profit Organisation inadvertently underpaid 18 of its employees. The total of the pack-pay is $370,000.00 after...
Having had an interesting couple of discussions with members recently regarding Maternity Leave (Parental Leave) I thought it timely to put a few pointers together as there appears to be some thinking around this which is incorrect. Most employers have a grip on an...
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission has increased the State minimum wage by $16.00 to $708.90 per week from 1 July 2017. The Commission increased award wages below the C10 classification level of $791.90 by the same amount and ordered that the...
As news of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates sinks in, Workwise wishes to remind our members and clients that the cut to rates will be phased-in over four financial years in the retail and pharmacy sectors and over three financial years...
