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Minimum wage increase
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- 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
Improving Fair Work: the coalition policy what is it and what does it mean for employers?
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- 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
Penalty rates are here to stay
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- 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
Extending entitlements to parental leave and to request flexible work
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- April 11 2013
Employee entitlements to parental leave and the right to request flexible working arrangements are likely to be extended under amendments sought by
New avenues for employee-relief from bullying
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- April 11 2013
Late last month, the Federal Government introduced the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2013 (Cth)(Bill), which includes provisions aimed at preventing
Minimum wage increase
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- June 4 2012
On 1 June 2012, Fair Work Australia’s Minimum Wage Panel handed down its third annual wage review under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth
Workplace equality: new reporting requirements
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- April 18 2012
The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012, recently introduced into Parliament, aims to improve gender equality in the workplace and workforce participation, particularly in relation to women and workers with family and caring responsibilities. The Bill amends the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act 1999 (to be renamed the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
Employees or independent contractors?
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- April 18 2012
In another recent Federal Court decision concerning the vexed question of employment status of workers, the court has held that independent contractors were in fact employees (Ace Insurance Ltd v Trifunovski 2011 FCA 1204
Wrong side of the tracks: criminal record discrimination
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- April 18 2012
In the recent case of Mr CG v State of NSW (Rail Corporation NSW) 2012, the NSW passenger train operator, RailCorp was found to have discriminated against a job applicant based on his criminal record
Social media: employee use still a cause for concern
- Hall & Wilcox
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- Australia
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- April 18 2012
Linfox Australia has appealed against the recent controversial decision of Glen Stutsel v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd 2011 FWA 8444, where an employee was reinstated following the termination of his employment for posting offensive comments about his managers on Facebook
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- Workarea - Employment & Labor
- Jurisdiction - Australia
- Author - Mark Dunphy