The casuals provisions in the IR omnibus bill would completely remove the uncertainty employers now face around casual employment and their potential for double-dipping claims, an employment lawyer says.
'Part-time flex' employment is being proposed in this week's IR omnibus bill, while other newly announced measures include a criminal offence of wage theft, and extending pandemic-related flexibilities.
Details of the imminent IR legislation have now been revealed, including a statutory definition of casual work, a fix for double-dipping claims and expanded casual conversion rights.
The Victorian Government has announced a pilot scheme for paying casual workers personal leave, but employer representatives are sceptical. Also in this article, a roundup of recent underpayments news, and more.
An employer has to pay a casual employee maximum compensation for unfair dismissal, after asking her to work unpaid extra hours because she received JobKeeper while on sick leave.
The Fair Work Commission has handed down important rulings for employers on calculating overtime rates for casual employees, and what constitutes regular and systematic employment.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
