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Restaurant Industry Award 2010 COVID-19 amendments
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Restaurant Industry Award 2010 COVID-19 amendments

Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors has today filed an application on behalf of Restaurant and Catering Industrial (RCI) to vary the Restaurant Industry Award 2010 in response to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Unprecedented changes to Clerks - Private
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COVID-19 Unprecedented changes to Clerks - Private Sector Award

Following an expedited hearing this morning, the Fair Work Commission has now handed down its decision in the Clerks-Private Sector Award, varying employment conditions for 1million+ clerical workers in response to COVID-19.

COVID-19 FAQs guide
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COVID-19 FAQs guide

In our commitment to provide up-to-date information on the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have prepared a guide of frequently asked questions to help you navigate your business obligations

Amendments to NSW Long Service Leave Act
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Amendments to NSW Long Service Leave Act

Working with our owner, Business NSW (the NSW Business Chamber Ltd) we are pleased to announce that the NSW government has agreed to introduce two important changes to the NSW Long Service Leave Act.

Coronavirus Employer Update
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Coronavirus Employer Update

We provided our first alert regarding Coronavirus and employer obligations on 12 March 2020. We have received hundreds of follow-up questions and have now prepared this update based on the following areas of concern.

Coronavirus update: Employer obligations and available responses
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Coronavirus update: Employer obligations and available responses

There are now over 100,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, with at least 80 in Australia. All employers should be taking precautions to actively manage their business’ exposure to health and safety risks arising from coronavirus. As more is now becoming known about the prevalence of Coronavirus in Australia, it is important to update our advice to clients.

Focus should now turn to real workplace reforms
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Focus should now turn to real workplace reforms

Since the return of the Federal Coalition government last year, the government’s industrial relations reform agenda initially focused on trying to pass its ‘union focussed’ legislation. The proposed Ensuring Integrity Bill and the Proper Use of Worker Benefits Bill would have increased transparency and governance requirements within registered organisations.

Bosses may force workers to take unpaid leave over
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Bosses may force workers to take unpaid leave over coronavirus

Luis Izzo provides comments to the Australian on the coronavirus outbreak and how employers can manage leave during these testing times.

The year's biggest WHS moves: what were they?
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The year's biggest WHS moves: what were they?

This calendar year has been a colourful year with increased prosecutions, new industrial manslaughter laws, a dramatic increase in applications to review statutory notices and a new definition of “hazard.”

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