Regulated labour hire arrangement orders take effect from today, and the Fair Work Commission has now issued guidelines. But requests for more detail on how to calculate affected workers' new rates remain unaddressed.
The Fair Work Commission has confirmed the list of issues it will consider in drafting a 'working from home' clause for modern awards, with the test case set to run well into 2025.
An employer has been directed to give a casual employee who sought conversion to permanent one final chance to sign a full-time contract, despite his two-month "hesitation" eroding its trust.
Unions have already lodged a significant number of 'same job, same pay' applications, while employers remain in the dark as to how some of the scheme's "difficult issues" will play out, a lawyer says.
Key amendments to the Fair Work Act start on Monday 26 August. This page contains everything you need to know about the changes to casual employment and contracting arrangements.
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