Employment Contracts

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 […]

June 29, 2021

Annualised Wage Provisions: What are they and how to comply?

As the COVID panic took hold in March 2020, many employers missed the implementation of the annualised wage provisions into 16 Modern Awards (with more to follow) that occurred in February 2020. Do you know how these provisions may affect the arrangements you have with your employees? The annualised wage provisions are significant provisions, particularly […]

June 22, 2021

Position descriptions

June 1, 2021

New definitions and obligations for employers of casual employees

There has been a lot of change in the casual employment space in Australia over the past 3 to 4 years, and in particular 2 significant Federal Court decisions where employees who were believed to be casual employees were found to be permanent employees (and so entitlement to permanent employee entitlements). Do you know how […]

May 25, 2021

New casual conversion provisions for employers of casual employees

From 27 March 2021, signficant changes effecting employers who engage casual employees were introduced into the Fair Work Act. Whilst casual conversion provisions have been a mainstay in many modern awards for some time now, the new changes to the Act puts casual conversion obligations front and centre for all employers and their casual employees. […]

May 18, 2021

Employment contracts – 3 most common mistakes

What are the three most common mistakes we see with employment contracts? In this video, Hamish Procter from Aitken Legal explains that Employment Contracts are a very important tool that all employers should use to protect their business. Aitken Legal review hundreds of Employment Contracts for employers each year and we want to share with […]

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 […]

April 27, 2021

Tips to protect you in buying a business

Are you buying a business? Will the existing employees be working for you? Purchasing a business can be an exciting and stressful time. Whilst most purchasers engage in a thorough due diligence process before buying a business, one thing that is often overlooked is the employment law aspect of due diligence enquiries. Specifically, there are […]

February 9, 2021

Protect your business with an employment contract

How does an employment contract protect your business? Client’s often come to Aitken Legal seeking an Employment Contract that will protect their business. There are three key protections that we can include in an employment contract which can assist to protect your business. They are: Confidential Information and Intellectual Property clauses; A detailed Termination clause; […]

January 19, 2021

Why you need a lawyer for employment contracts

Why do you need a lawyer to prepare your employment contract, especially when there are free templates available online? At Aitken Legal we are often asked whether it’s necessary to have an employment lawyer prepare your Employment Contracts. If you ask any of our lawyers, the answer to that question will always be, “yes”. An […]

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