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.
It's vital for employers to undertake a "holistic and careful assessment" of their independent contractors' arrangements, ahead of the imminent changes to sham contracting claims, a lawyer says.
As the Fair Work Commission continues to dripfeed information about its new 'unfair contracts' jurisdiction, a lawyer sets out what to expect under its new expanded powers.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that hundreds of labour hire employees, on-hired to Woolworths, are not entitled to the backpay that their directly-employed colleagues received after voting up a new enterprise agreement with a 'same pay' clause.
A labour hire company that wasn't informed a host had ended its employee's assignment has successfully argued it doesn't have to face her general protections claim.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
