NEW ENTITLEMENT – PAID FAMILY & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE A new Entitlement for ALL Employees, including Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time and Casuals, has been created – 10 days PAID Family & Domestic Violence Leave (FDVL) per year – as the most recent changes to the Fair Work Act and National Employment Standards (NES) […]
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WORKPLACE RELATIONS NEWS – OCTOBER 2022
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE TO BE INCREASED The Federal Government will phase-in an increase in the total package of federally funded Paid Parental Leave from the current 20 weeks to 26 weeks between 2024 and 2026. The Entitlement will rise to 22 weeks in July 2024 and 24 weeks in July 2025, before reaching the full […]
WORKPLACE RELATIONS NEWS – NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING & MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
National Day of Mourning The Prime Minister has declared that Thursday 22nd September 2022, will be a one-off Public Holiday for a National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty the Queen. What does this mean? Essentially you can either open your business, or choose to close for the day. If your business closes for this […]
WORKPLACE RELATIONS NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2022
JOBS & SKILLS SUMMIT The Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Burke, outlined a number of changes to the Fair Work Act that the Government will take “immediate action” on, with consultation this week. Burke said these included: – Stronger access for Flexible Working Arrangements and Unpaid Parental Leave. – Stronger protections against Adverse Action, Harassment, Discrimination. – Ensuring […]
WORKPLACE RELATIONS NEWS – AUGUST 2022
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES PAID FAMILY & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVE BILL The Federal Government on 28th July 2022 introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family & Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 (the Bill). The Bill proposes to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), by inserting a non-accumulating Entitlement of 10 Days’ Paid Family & Domestic Violence Leave each year, into the National Employment Standards (NES), for […]