30 Nov HR LAW NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the November 2021 Newsletter November was a busy month for employers. We saw Modern Award wages increase in a number of Modern Awards, changes made to legislation relating to...
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10 Nov Queensland’s Plan for 80% Vaccination
Queensland is due to ease restrictions for those fully vaccinated on 17 December 2021 when it is expected that at least 80% of Queenslanders, 16 years and older, will be...
27 Oct HR LAW OCTOBER 2021 NEWSLETTER
Are you ready for changes coming on 1 November 2021? 1 November 2021 will see the introduction of “super stapling” as well as wage increases for stage 3 Modern Awards. We...
22 Oct More and more employers are starting to mandate vaccinations
Woolworths and Coles have announced that they will be introducing policies for mandatory vaccinations. Woolworths is making this a national requirement, while Coles is only mandating this for employees in NSW,...
08 Oct EMPLOYER HELD LIABLE FOR COVID-19 DEATH
The Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales (the “Commission”) in Sara v G & S Sara Pty Ltd [2021] NSWPIC 286 has for the first time, found an employer...
05 Oct ARE YOU ABLE TO ASK PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES IF THEY ARE COVID-19 VACCINATED AS PART OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING?
Since COVID-19 vaccinations have started to be rolled out across Australia, the question of whether employers can mandate that their employees be vaccinated has been the subject of much discussion. However,...
30 Sep HR LAW NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the September Newsletter. Welcome to the HR Law September newsletter. September has been a busy month for employers, with employers (other than small business employers) being required to assess...
21 Sep A reminder about changes to casual employment laws – 27 September 2021
Employers (other than small business employers) need to assess by 27 September 2021 whether any existing casual employees (employed before 27 March 2021) are eligible to be offered to convert...
15 Sep Full Bench drafts determinations replacing Modern Award casual conversion clauses
As part of the Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) review of casual “relevant terms” of Modern Awards as a result of amendments made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW...
02 Sep HR LAW AUGUST 2021 NEWSLETTER
Welcome to the HR Law August newsletter. August has been another busy month across the employment law space. We have again seen many changes and developments, including significant changes to...