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Fair work commission 2025 Minimum Wage Review Minimum Wage increases The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has yesterday, Tuesday 3 June 2025, handed down the 2025 minimum wage review increasing the [...]

 Driven to distraction: FWC  upholds sacking for phone-use while driving A truck driver has been left wheeling after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) upheld the employer’s decision to summarily [...]

As the southeast Queensland and parts of northeast New South Wales brace for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall within the next 72 hours, now is the time for employers to prepare, communicate and [...]

Employment law update: Special Edition: New Queensland sexual harassment laws will impose the strictest requirements for employers of any Australian jurisdiction As you may know, new sexual [...]

Employment law update: Special Edition: ‘Disproportionate’ to sack HR manager for creating unsafe environment says FWC The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled it was ‘disproportionate’ to [...]

Employment law update: Special Edition: Release of immunity code for employers against criminal wage theft charges from 1 January 2025 Workplace Law is ever-changing. Whether through decisions of [...]

What’s new this fortnight? After a brief hiatus, our fortnightly newsletters are back! ‘Tis the season! With less than 4 weeks to go until Christmas, as the silly season kicks off, a [...]

Express Newsletter: Closing Loopholes No 2 reforms commence today A tranche of reforms brought about by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 will commence today, [...]

Express Newsletter: Contractor high income threshold revealed The Australian Government yesterday, 22 August 2024, revealed that the contractor high income threshold for ‘opt out’ [...]

What’s new this fortnight? Welcome to another employment law update…   Compensation for an employee who was dismissed after coming to work following a ‘big night out’ An employee who [...]