In Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd T/A ESS [2021] FWCA 1234, a large catering company made an application to the Fair Work Commission to vary an Enterprise Agreement (“Agreement”) which...
The dismissal of a childcare worker who objected to having a flu shot without having sufficient evidence of a medical exemption, has been upheld by the Fair Work Commission in...
Many employers across Australia employ casual employees. Many employers however are not aware of, or across the details of the industrial changes that passed through Federal Parliament on 26 March...
As we all now know, from 5pm AEST Monday 29 March 2021, Greater Brisbane will enter a 3-day lockdown. This, the day after JobKeeper officially ended. This is having a...
GUIDANCE RELEASED ON EMPLOYERS MANDATING VACCINATIONS AGAINST COVID-19 With the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia, there has been a lot of discussion around the ability employers have to be...
The Fair Work Commission has put forward a recommended framework for consulting about COVID-19 related proposals to Santos, AWU and the AMWU, after the AMWU and the AWU notified disputes...
The Melbourne lockdowns have had an undeniable impact on businesses and seen a number of redundancies. In a recent Fair Work Commission decision the importance of consultation as required...
By now most businesses have resumed their normal operations after the Christmas and New Year period and are settling into 2021. Now is a great time to look at your operations...
We have all heard the news – Greater Brisbane is heading into a three day lockdown. This was announced with very little notice, leaving many employers to have to make...
