Minimum wage increase *

Australia - June 3 2013
Today the Fair Work Commission's Minimum Wage Panel (MWP) handed down its fourth annual wage review under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). The outcome…

Co-authors: Karl Rozenbergs, Alison Baker.

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Improving Fair Work: the coalition policy – what is it and what does it mean for employers? *

Australia - May 10 2013
On 9 July 2013, the Coalition released its workplace relations policy to 'improve the Fair Work laws' (IR Policy) Mr Abbot has said that if elected…

Co-authors: Karl Rozenbergs, Alison Baker.

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CEO conduct complaints: navigating recent changes to the Local Government Act *

Australia - April 15 2013
With the Local Government Act’s (the Act) new CEO complaints provisions now having been used for the first time, the importance of councils ensuring…

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New avenues for employee-relief from bullying *

Australia - April 11 2013
Late last month, the Federal Government introduced the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (Cth)(Bill), which includes provisions aimed at preventing…

Co-authors: Karl Rozenbergs, Alison Baker.

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Penalty rates are here to stay *

Australia - April 11 2013
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has determined that penalty rates in a number of retail and hospitality awards are here to stay. While employers…

Co-authors: Karl Rozenbergs, Alison Baker.

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