Awards and Employee Entitlements

The Commonwealth Parliament has passed a bill confirming a right to paid leave for all employees, including casuals, who are impacted by family and domestic violence (FDV). The new paid leave entitlement will be captured in the Fair Work Act 2009.  For non-small business employers, the amendments will come into effect on 1 February 2023, […]

Under new legislation introduced to Parliament today, all employees in Australia would be entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave (‘FDV Leave’) each year. The Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 (‘Bill’) is one of the first pieces of legislation introduced by the new Federal Government […]

The Fair Work Commission has announced today an increase to the National Minimum Wage of 5.2%, and a minimum increase of $40 per week to apply to full-time employees covered by a modern award. The effect of the increase will mean that the National Minimum Wage will increase by $40 per week, from the current […]

In June this year, the Fair Work Commission increased the National Minimum Wage by 2.5%, and for the same increase to be applied to the minimum wages set out in each modern award.  For the majority of awards the increase took effect from 1 July 2021, for other awards the Commission deferred the operative date for […]

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has today decided to increase the National Minimum Wage by 2.5%, and for the same increase to be applied to the minimum wages set out in each modern award. The Commission considered data made available to the Review and, based on the ongoing economic impact to certain […]