2021

COVID-19 Employment HR Law

7 July, 2021

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine for aged care – what does this mean for your organisation?

Last week, it was decided in the National Cabinet that residential workers in the aged care sector will be mandated to get the COVID-19 vaccine to remain employed. The Federal Government will require that at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be administered by mid-September. We anticipate that…

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Employment HR Law

30 June, 2021

Morrison Government proposes changes to sexual harassment and sex discrimination laws in the workplace

The Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 (Cth) (Bill) was introduced into the Senate last week. The intent of the legislation is to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act) and Sex Discrimination…

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Construction Employment HR Law

24 June, 2021

Construction company wins case on exception to redundancy payments

A Full Federal Court has found, in a case involving a construction company and the CEPU, that the “ordinary and customary turnover” exception to redundancy pay in section 119 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) applied to employees employed for a specific construction project. At first instance, the primary…

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Employment HR Law

17 June, 2021

National Minimum Wage and Modern Award Minimum Wages to increase by 2.5%

Yesterday, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its decision as part of its annual wage review announcing an increase of 2.5% to the national minimum wage and the minimum wage rates in modern awards. From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2021, the national minimum…

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Employment HR Law

16 June, 2021

Webinar: Workplace predictions for 2021-2022

Join, Erin Lynch, where she will discuss the hot topics for the next 12 months in the workplace. Erin will address the following topics: Changes to minimum wages; Employees and contractors; Sexual harassment; Workplace flexibility; and Changes to modern awards. https://youtu.be/o3a8RwktZU0

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Employment HR Law

11 June, 2021

When a piccolo café latte might cost you your job

The Applicant, Ms Ajax, made an application to the Fair Work Commission (Commission) for an unfair dismissal remedy. Prior to being dismissed on 1 July 2020, she worked on a full-time basis for the Respondent, Credit Union Australia Ltd (CUA), as a Customer Service Specialist. As part of her position, Ms…

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Building Construction Law Property

2 June, 2021

NSW reform | New obligations for design and building practitioners and professional engineers

Recap The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (‘DBP Act’) assented on 10 June 2020 created a statutory duty of care on residential builders to owners of land and each subsequent owner of the land (owners corporations and lot owners) over and above the statutory warranties provided under the Home…

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Employment HR

30 April, 2021

Webinar: Changes to casual employment – what you need to know

Erin Lynch, Vincent Young Employment Partner, recently presented a webinar where she discussed the legislative changes to casual employees and the impact on organisations. Erin addressed the following topics: who is a casual employee? casual employment under modern awards; casual conversion; casual loading and “double dipping”; the Casual Employment Information…

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COVID-19 Employment HR Law

31 March, 2021

Get the “jab” – mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for employees?

With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout starting in Australia, organisations are considering whether or not they are able to mandate that their employees get vaccinated. The answer…it depends (noting that there is yet to be a decision by the Courts on this question). Employers, in directing employees to get vaccinated, will…

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Employment HR Law

23 March, 2021

IR Reforms: Stripped back to amendments to casual employment

Yesterday, the amended Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021 (the “Bill”) passed Parliament, after the House of Representatives accepted the Senate’s amendments. The Bill, as introduced in Parliament in December 2020, has been reduced to include only changes to casual employment. These changes include: a…

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Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine for aged care – what does this mean for your organisation?

Morrison Government proposes changes to sexual harassment and sex discrimination laws in the workplace

Construction company wins case on exception to redundancy payments

National Minimum Wage and Modern Award Minimum Wages to increase by 2.5%

Webinar: Workplace predictions for 2021-2022

When a piccolo café latte might cost you your job

NSW reform | New obligations for design and building practitioners and professional engineers

Webinar: Changes to casual employment – what you need to know

Get the “jab” – mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for employees?

IR Reforms: Stripped back to amendments to casual employment

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