In light of a NSW Federal Court matter the Fair Work Ombudsman has formed the view that annual leave accrues when an employee is on workers compensation leave and have based their position on a Full Bench Decision Anglican Care v NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association....
It is a standard response from many employers that they pay ‘well above the Award’. Regrettably many employers have only a passing knowledge of the Award minimum rates of pay let alone the numerous allowances and various conditions that apply in the payment of shift...
In recent weeks we have had a number of queries relating to the increasing prevalence in the workplace of the practice of providing unpaid work trials to people or requiring that people work on an unpaid basis in order to ‘check them out’ over a particular period....
WorkCover WA has issued an update to their Guidlines for the Evaulation of Permanent Impairment. With an operational date of 1 December 2016, the Guidelines are used by medical professionals when performing an evaluation of permanent impairment under the...
Earlier this month the Fair Work Ombudsman announced an investigation into the fundraising practices of some major Australian charities. The Ombudsman’s office held concerns surrounding the practises of some specialist fundraising companies and said it would...
A businessman with a history of misconduct and his former human resources manager have been penalised for what a Judge has labelled “appalling” and “objectionable” conduct affecting vulnerable workers. The businessman – who formerly...
