What is ACCESSORIAL LIABILITY and how or when can it impact employers? Understanding and managing your supply chain helps identify and then to protect your business from the potential impact of accessorial liability. For example, businesses can be held legally...

Where an employee claims a breach of any of the following employer obligations:- the National Employment Standards a modern award an enterprise agreement a workplace determination a national minimum wage order an equal remuneration wage order method and frequency of...
Ombudsman Busy in WA

Ombudsman Busy in WA

Fair Work inspectors have assessed the time and wages records of businesses across Albany, Denmark, Manjimup and their surrounding regions and found 52 percent of those businesses to be non-compliant. 106 individual breaches were identified with thirty-four percent of...
Healthcare sector compliance questionable

Healthcare sector compliance questionable

According to a recent statement from the Fair Work Ombudsman’s office more than $100,000 for 193 workers has been recovered following a campaign of audits across the medical services, allied health services and residential care services sectors. There were 696...