Legal & IR Updates
2022
Changes to the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations allow apprentices to start supervised electrical work sooner - 27 April 2022
$150,000 in damages imposed against employer - 27 April 2022
Steps employers can take to avoid liability for their employees acts of discrimination - 8 April 2022
What is a 'genuine redundancy'? - 14 March 2022
Allowance increases in Electrical Contracting Industry Award - 27 January 2022
2021
Award changes relating to casual employees - 16 December 2021
End of year functions and public holidays - 29 November 2021
Directors now require an official ID - 12 November 2021
Restraint of trade clauses - 12 November 2021
New Sexual Harassment Laws - 13 September 2021
Mandatory vaccinations in the workplace - 13 September 2021
High Court ruling on casual workers - 26 August 2021
Sexual harassment does not require intent - 12 August 2021
Effective use of maximum term contracts - 29 July 2021
Changes to the Clerks Private Sector Award - 15 July 2021
Superannuation Guarantee Increase from 1 July 2021 - 1 July 2021
Federal and State Minimum Wages increase - 1 July 2021
Invoicing not sufficient to prove independent contractor - 14 June 2021
What you must do when entering into an 'Unsolicited Consumer Agreement' - 27 May 2021
Obligations for full-time, part-time and casual employees under the Federal Electrical Award - 13 May 2021
How the Home Building Contracts Act 1991 may affect work on residential properties - 29 April 2021
Fair Work Commission confirms employee was fairly dismissed for refusing to take flu vaccination - 29 April 2021
New IR laws for casual employees - 6 April 2021
Can an employer mandate an employee to take the COVID-19 vaccine? - 4 March 2021
Decision made on how annual leave should be calculated - 18 February 2021
Further extension of Schedule I under the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 - 2 February 2021
IR Reform - how the Omnibus Bill 2020 affects your business - 21 January 2021
2020
Reminder for employers - End of Year work functions - 14 December 2020
Industrial Manslaughter - what the new regulations mean for you - 14 December 2020
Further Extension of Schedule I under the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 - 26 November 2020
Changes to overtime for casual employees - 12 November 2020
Employer ordered to pay $5 million for taking adverse action - 29 October 2020
Extension of Schedule I under the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 and changes to the Electrical Award - 15 October 2020
Improvements to unpaid parental leave entitlements - 16 September 2020
Failure to consult makes redundancy not genuine - 2 September 2020
High Court Decision On How Personal/Carer’s Leave Should Be Calculated - 19 August 2020
JobKeeper Enabling Direction Quashed on Appeal - 4 August 2020
Federal Clerks wage bulletin 13 - 23 July 2020
Is rejecting a job applicant based on their criminal record unlawful discrimination? - 21 July 2020
Temporary COVID-19 Variations to Clerks - Private Sector Award extended - 7 July 2020
State Wage Case Decision 2020 - 30 June 2020
Federal Minimum Wage Increase - 22 June 2020
Fair Work Regulations - 22 June 2020
Changes to the Clerks - Private Sector Award 2010 - 18 June 2020
When a Casual is not a Casual - 25 May 2020
Increase in Unfair Dismissal cases - 19 May 2020
R&R counts towards the minimum employment period - 19 May 2020
JobKeeper Flexibility for WA State System Employers - 15 May 2020
JobKeeper Payments - new eligibility requirements - 14 May 2020
Important restrictions on the COVIDSafe App - 14 May 2020
Variation of Enterprise Agreements - 1 May 2020
$2K Payment to apprentice employers - 1 May 2020
JobKeeper Payment extension - 1 May 2020
JobKeeper Payment - UPDATED 15 April 2020 - 15 April 2020
Commercial Leasing and COVID-19 Mandatory Code of Conduct - 15 April 2020
Important contractual issues to be aware of during COVID-19 - 9 April 2020
Pending changes to vary 122 Modern Awards - 6 April 2020
Important changes to the Clerks - Private Sector Award - 6 April 2020
COVID-19 - Standing Employees Down - 25 March 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - A short guide for employers - 19 March 2020
Massive fine for underpayment of wages - 5 March 2020
Single Touch Payroll - the ATO's new 'super power' - 25 February 2020
Changes to Clerks - Private Sector Award - 25 February 2020
What are the leave entitlements for volunteer firefighters? - 10 February 2020
Does your graduate apprentice have their Electrician's Licence yet? - 23 January 2020