– A Reference Point to learn changes in Australian Employment Law – Issues Affecting Your Business – Guiding Employers towards Compliance – Providing Best Practice Solutions for Business FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN & SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA RELEASE VACCINE GUIDANCE In response to calls for clarity around the impact of the coming COVID-19 vaccination program on workplaces, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) yesterday updated its guidance to businesses […]
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EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS NEWS – JANUARY 2021
DON’T FORGET WAGE INCREASES – UNDER SOME AWARDS & REGISTERED AGREEMENTS A reminder that following the Fair Work Commission’s 2020 Annual Wage Decision, minimum wages in Group 3 Awards are set to increase by 1.75% from the first full pay period starting on or after 1st February 2021. Increases to Awards have been staggered, payable on 3 different dates. Group 3 Awards […]
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS NEWS – DECEMBER 2020
It has been an uncertain year and it is coming to an end with the holiday season fast approaching. Now’s the time to start preparing and checking Employment Rules. TASMANIAN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR 2021 IN TASMANIA Friday 1 January (New Year’s Day) Tuesday 26 January (Australia Day) Monday 8 February (Royal Hobart Regatta – […]
PRACTICE UPDATE – DECEMBER 2020
Improvements to be made to full expensing measure The government will expand eligibility for the temporary ‘full expensing measure’, which temporarily allows certain businesses to deduct the full cost of eligible depreciable assets in the year they are first used or installed. The government will also allow businesses to opt out of temporary full expensing […]
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS NEWS – NOVEMBER 2020
VARIED AWARDS The Fair Work Commission is extensively varying existing Awards, as a result of the 4-yearly review of Modern Awards. A number of Awards have recently been varied, including: – Pastoral Award 2020 – Pharmaceutical Industry Award 2020 – Electrical, Electronic & Communications Contracting Industry Award 2020 – Fitness Industry Award 2020 – Horticulture […]