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*Minimum wage increase* effective July 1 The Fair Work Commission has granted a 3.0% minimum wage increase effective from the 1 July 2019. The national increase applies to all employees that [...]

Federal election and IR on the agenda The Federal government finally named the date for the 2019 election, where IR is likely to be a key issue for the electorate. Amongst other policies, the ALP [...]

Federal coalition’s 2 April 2019 Budget provides for federal labour hire scheme and dedicated sham contracting unit within the Fair Work Ombudsman In its budget announcements, the federal [...]

Fair Work Commission: NEW annualised salary clauses for various modern awards imposing wide ranging new requirements A recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision confirmed the provision of an [...]

Employer/director gaoled for workplace death under WHS laws In two recent decisions, 2 employers have been sentenced to gaol for WHS law breaches. First, in Victoria, Maria Jackson, a [...]

1 January 2019 deadline for providing casual employees with copy of casual conversion clause, and potential casual conversion right for all federal system employees. The 1 January 2019 deadline [...]