From today, a new high-income threshold applies, affecting unfair dismissal claims and modern award coverage, while changes to the employee share scheme rules also take effect, and minimum wages and modern award rates go up.
An employer breached the National Employment Standards and a worker's contract when it failed to return him to full-time work after parental leave, but it did not take adverse action against him, a court has ruled.
In a webinar on 23 July, learn how to improve productivity and retention by taking advantage of changes to employee share scheme legislation. Premium members should click through to request a pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access.
Employers should "absolutely" check that every one of their employees has the right to work in Australia - even if they have no grounds for doubt - under the government's tough new approach to immigration compliance, according to a legal specialist.
Candidates' mental health will receive greater focus in pre-employment medicals, a lawyer predicts, after a company was found liable for damages following an attempted murder in its workplace.
The posts are short and sweet from the HR Daily Community this week, covering the benefits of dogs at work, the need for willing workplace witnesses, and more.
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.
