On Tuesday, 15 June 2021 the Fair Work Commission announced in their Annual Wage Review 2021 that the National Minimum Wage would be increasing by 2.5%. Currently, the National Minimum Wage is $19.84 per hour or $753.80 per week for full time employees. The National...
When someone is under performing it can be very frustrating and it is always easy to blame that person. However, I have found that often when this is the case it’s because clear expectations haven’t been set and there is also a lack of feedback. I had just started...
Last week’s Fair Work Commission decision that a Deliveroo rider is an employee rather than an independent contractor, has added to the uncertainty of the correct classification of works engaged within Australia’s gig economy, as it contradicts a previous Full Bench...
A strengthening economy means many of our clients have an increasing workload and new projects, but with fewer employees or specialist support staff. Then you also need to think about leave periods and seasonal peaks etc. The benefits of temp employees remain...
On 22 March 2021, the Federal Parliament passed the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (‘the Bill’), which amends the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘Fair Work Act’). With the changes to the Fair Work Act having come into...
Very often when the applicants lodge their visa application they face unforeseeable problems in a process. The first unpleasant surprises are: the long processing time, unexplained delays in processing or requests of unnecessary...
