by Simon Obee | 20 Mar 2024 | Employment Law, Modern Awards
On 15 March 2024 the Fair Work Commission issued a decision to increase the minimum wages of aged care workers covered by the Aged Care Award 2010 (Aged Care Award), the Nurses Award 2020 (Nurses Award) and the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services...
by Annie Cross | 13 Mar 2024 | Employment Law, Modern Awards
Recently, the Fair Work Commission made two amendments within the Hair and Beauty Award in order to make certain provisions clearer and easier to understand. These changes impacted how the award displayed the weekend penalty rates for casual staff and the way in which...
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by Annie Cross | 19 Jul 2023 | Human Resources, Modern Awards
If you’re a business owner looking to hire new staff and need a bit of a refresher on casual vs permanent employment contracts, this article is for you. Understanding the difference between casual and permanent employment can be confusing even for the most seasoned...
by Simon Obee | 15 Feb 2023 | Modern Awards
The Fair Work Commission has recently determined to introduce compulsory overtime and penalty rates into the Professional Employees Award for the first time. There will be a limited exception for employees who are paid at least 25% above the minimum annual salary set...
by Candice Collaco | 31 Jan 2023 | Modern Awards
Back in 2021, The Fair Work Commission announced a series of instalment increases to the weekend penalty rates for casual employees under the Hair and Beauty Award. These increases were to occur over a period of 2 years, spanning from January 2022 to December 2023. As...
by Candice Collaco | 3 Aug 2022 | Modern Awards
Most employers in Australia would be aware of the minimum entitlements for employees that are set out within The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘The FWA’). However, not as many are aware that there are often further entitlements and employment conditions that are set out...
