In a decision on 9 August 2018, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) finalised and proposed a model casual conversion clause to be included in all Modern Awards from 1 October 2018.
Important changes have come into place under the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic).
If your employer is a small business, then for the purpose of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) it will be bound by different and less onerous rules when dismissing employees.
If you feel your employer has mislead you into a new role, only to make you redundant, you could receive damages for loss suffered.
If an employer is seeking to change your working hours, they must ensure they are acting within the confines of the law. This includes adhering to contractual obligations, engaging in appropriate consultation and ensuring that the change is not a result of any discriminatory reasons.
Many unrepresented employees contact the Fair Work Commission assuming that it will give them free legal advice. It does not. It does provide sound information usually about an Unfair Dismissal claim and how to make an Unfair Dismissal claim.
In short, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) prevents an employee from taking or accruing any leave during a compensation period. Read on for exceptions to this law.
Advances in modern technology make it extremely easy to covertly record conversations in the workplace with managers or other employees. The Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (Vic) and other legal precedence set limitations on when recordings can be used to support an employee’s case.
Find out your sick leave entitlements, and when disciplinary actions during sick leave are lawful.
You are not required to sign a warning letter and you should certainly not do so if you consider the warning to be unjust or unreasonable.
If you believe your employer has unfairly or unjustly made your position redundant, it may have failed to follow procedural requirements surrounding the redundancy of your position. Your employer is obliged to follow a process prior to making the redundancy package payment.
With over a quarter of Australian workers forced to take annual leave over the Christmas holidays when business is slow or shut down, it is critical that employees understand their rights in relation to mandated leave.
The general rule is that employers are entitled to direct employees to take annual leave where the request is reasonable. This includes situations where:
