Kim Milnes

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Changes to 17 Awards from 18 June 2020 (1)

June 16, 2020

ALERT!
Miscellaneous Award Coverage set to expand effective 1 July 2020

From 1 July 2020 there will be a significant increase in the number of employees covered by Modern Awards due to variations made to the coverage clause of the Miscellaneous Award arising as part of the Fair Work Commission’s 4-yearly review of Modern Awards. Managerial and Professional Employees A recent decision of the Full Bench […]

June 16, 2020

ALERT!
Amusement, Events and Recreation Award – Annual Leave Loading – Operative from 1 June 2020

Awards and Employee Entitlements

The Fair Work Commission has varied the Amusement, Events and Recreation Award effective from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 June 2020 to provide employees with an entitlement to receive annual leave loading. An employee under the Award will now be entitled to receive 17.5% loading when taking a period of […]

June 16, 2020

ALERT!
Amusement, Events and Recreation Award – Coverage for the Golf Industry – Operative 1 June 2020

Awards and Employee Entitlements

Changes to the coverage clause of the Amusement, Events and Recreation Award commenced from the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 June 2020. Clause 3 and 4 of the Amusement, Events and Recreation Award has been varied to extend coverage of the Award to businesses running golf facilities such as: Golf […]

Changes to 17 Awards from 18 June 2020 (2)

June 16, 2020

ALERT!
Extensive variation to 9 Modern Awards – Operative from 29 May 2020

Awards and Employee Entitlements

The Fair Work Commission has extensively varied the following Tranche 2 awards as a result of the Commission’s 4-yearly review of modern awards. The variations conclude technical and drafting matters to the following awards: Clerks – Private Sector Award Contract Call Centres Award Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award Hospitality Industry (General) Award Local Government […]

May 29, 2020

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Casual – A permanent problem For Employers

Employment Contracts, Enterprise Agreements

The use of ‘permanent casual’ employees has always carried an element of risk for employers. Last week’s decision of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] serves as a follow up to the initial warning provided by the Full Federal Court in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene (2018) regarding the perils of classifying an employment relationship as ‘casual’ […]

Changes to 17 Awards from 18 June 2020 (3)

April 29, 2020

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Tired of COVID-19 news? Use this time to catch up on award changes that affect your business

Awards and Employee Entitlements

With many businesses in partial hibernation due to the impact of COVID-19, it is a good time for employers to review changes to the modern awards that might affect their business. In this update we highlight recent important changes to modern awards and encourage employers to use this time to ensure their understanding of these […]

April 9, 2020

ALERT!
Jobkeeper legislation passed – what we know today

Awards and Employee Entitlements, COVID-19

Last night, the Jobkeeper legislation passed through both houses of the Federal Parliament, and we now have our first non-speculative insight into what employers are able to do, and what they are required to do, if they are eligible employers for the purposes of the Jobkeeper payment. However, what is clear from our first assessment […]

April 9, 2020

ALERT!
Fair Work Commission initiates additional COVID-19 provisions to 99 Modern Awards

Awards and Employee Entitlements, COVID-19

Fair Work Commission initiates additional COVID-19 provisions to 99 Modern Awards The Fair Work Commission has varied 99 Modern Awards by inserting a new Schedule – ‘Schedule X: Additional measures during the COVID-19 pandemic’. Attachment A of the decision lists 99 Awards to be varied and a list of these Awards can be accessed here. […]

April 7, 2020

ALERT!
Extensive changes to various Awards to commence in April and May 2020

Awards and Employee Entitlements

Awards are being extensively varied in 2020 as the Fair Work Commission finalises its 4-yearly review. The varied awards are being issued in 3 groups. The first group of updated awards came into effect on 4 February 2020. See our alert here for more information on those awards. The second group of varied awards are […]

April 6, 2020

ALERT!
Critical week for Employers regarding the JobKeeper Subsidy Scheme

Awards and Employee Entitlements, COVID-19

If not a critical week, this week commencing 6 April 2020 will certainly be a week that provides more certainty to employers on the JobKeeper subsidy scheme. At this time, the legislation is not known and by the time you read this, drafts of the legislation will be with the Government, the Opposition, the Cross-benchers […]

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