Employment Contracts

December 22, 2022

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Changes coming in 2023 to Employment Law & Workplace Relations

Discrimination and Harassment, Employment Contracts, Enterprise Agreements, Uncategorized

Industrial Relations reform was a dominant political battleground between the major parties, and a clear focus for the Albanese Federal Government throughout 2022. The Federal Government has now successfully passed arguably the most significant reforms to the Fair Work Act since its introduction some 13 years ago. Some amendments will have immediate impacts for employers, […]

May 31, 2022

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
What does an ALP Government mean for employers?

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Employment Contracts, Enterprise Agreements

In our pre-election Alert, we analysed what the impacts of an Albanese-led Labor Government might look like for employers. Having won the election, the Australian Labor Party (‘ALP’ or ‘Labor’) will now seek to implement the industrial relations reforms we examined. Some of the proposed reforms announced by the ALP during the election campaign will […]

December 22, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
2021 – A Year in Review

Awards and Employee Entitlements, COVID-19, Employment Contracts, Independent Contractor Agreements

2021 has been a challenging one for employers. Not only have we seen many of our clients grapple with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and the legal challenges that have come with it, but also do their best to keep up-to-date with many other employment law related developments throughout the year. In this Employment Update […]

December 8, 2021

ALERT!
Public Health Direction behind 17 December 2021 restrictions finally released

COVID-19, Employment Contracts, Policies and Procedures

Yesterday, the Queensland Government released the ‘Public Health and Social Measures linked to vaccination status Direction’ (‘Direction’) which will be effective from 5am (AEST) Friday, 17 December 2021. This is the direction that underpins the Queensland Government’s announcement of restrictions for unvaccinated persons on 9 November 2021. A link to the Direction can be found […]

November 30, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
COVID-19 vaccination mandate – but what happens when employees don’t comply?

Employment Contracts, Policies and Procedures

The last two years have been challenging for employers in more ways than one. Employers have dealt with the financial and operational effects of COVID-19 and now they are faced with a new challenge, the dilemma of mandatory vaccination. In this Employment Update we will briefly consider two recent cases dealing with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination […]

September 9, 2021

ALERT!
Do you employ casual employees? Are you ready for 27 September 2021?

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Employment Contracts

Aitken Legal has previously reported on the amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) that commenced on 27 March 2021 – New statutory definition of ‘casual employee’ – clarifies previous uncertainty around casual employment’. Below is a summary of the amendments: Introduction of a new definition of ‘casual employee’ Introduction of a […]

August 31, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Trusted Senior Manager misused employer’s confidential information to set up in competition

Breach of Contract, Employment Contracts, Restraint of Trade

This month’s Employment Update looks at the recent Federal Court decision, Verix Pty Ltd v Williams [2021] FCA 748 (‘decision’). In this decision, the Federal Court concluded that a Senior Business Development Manager (with the assistance of others) had misused the employer’s confidential information to set up a business in competition, breaching “contract, statutory duties, […]

August 6, 2021

ALERT!
A High Court win for WorkPac – no leave entitlements for regular and systematic casual employee

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Employment Contracts

One of the most significant decisions in employment law recently, was the decision of the Full Federal Court which found that a coal mining employee, Mr Rossato, was entitled to paid leave entitlements, despite being engaged as a casual employee. However, in a significant decision for Australian employers, this week the High Court of Australia […]

April 30, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
New statutory definition of ‘casual employee’ – clarifies previous uncertainty around casual employment

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Employment Contracts

After much debate in the Senate, the Federal Government’s Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 has passed through Parliament but in a significantly reduced form. While the Federal Government’s more broader reforms of the industrial relations system were not proceeded with, the casual employment reform provisions survived. The Bill introduces […]

October 9, 2020

ALERT!
Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements

Employment Contracts

As part of the Federal Government’s $74 billion JobMaker Plan announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget, the government is investing an additional $1.2 billion through the Boosting Apprenticeships Wage Subsidy to encourage the employment of new apprentices and trainees. Employers (including Group Training Organisations) engaging an Australian Apprentice on or after 5 October 2020 may […]

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