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Personal leave is not accrued in hours but days

21 Aug 2019

The Full Federal Court yesterday confirmed that all employees (including part-time employees) are entitled to 10 “working days” of personal/carer's leave per year under the Fair Work Act, regardless of how many hours the employees work per day or how many days are worked per week.

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Uber Celebrates another Fair Work Victory

10 Jun 2019

The debate about whether Gig Economy business models are fair and appropriate rages on around the world.

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Tread carefully with employee whistleblowers

09 Jun 2019

JULIAN ASSANGE is probably the most controversial of whistleblowers to hit the head-lines in the last 10 years. However, there are still murky waters surround his prosecution for whistleblower acts committed, in the face of allegations that his whistleblowing conduct also amounts to criminal conduct.

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Annual Wage Review 2019

29 May 2019

Earlier today (30 May 2019) the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual wage review decision. The decision applies to all employees covered by modern awards, enterprise awards, as well as award free employees.

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Be wary when mixing drinks

27 May 2019

Alcohol is everywhere. Friday night drinks, work lunches, Christmas parties, conferences, the list goes on. And with this, the inescapable reality that sometimes, somewhere, an employee will have too much of it. So when can an employer take disciplinary action if this happens?

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New whistleblower laws to take effect 1 July

09 Apr 2019

Following more than 12 months of passage through Parliament, new Federal whistleblower laws were enacted on 19 March 2019. On 4 April this law was modified, resulting in the new law taking effect on 1 July 2019.

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The Casual Conundrum Hidden Under the Christmas Tree

12 Mar 2019

On 31 December 2018, many Australians were still finishing off their Christmas leftovers or otherwise gearing up for a night of festivities. The same cannot be said for the Fair Work Commission. Instead, on 31 December 2018, a Full Bench of the Commission handed down a decision that will have a nation-wide impact on the voting rights of casual employees with respect to enterprise bargaining.