by Simon Obee | 6 Jun 2023 | Employment Law
The Fair Work Commission has announced the rate that minimum wages will increase by, from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2023. The Fair Work Commission decided that minimum wage rates for employees covered by modern awards will increase by 5.75%....
by Joanne Kha | 13 Apr 2023 | Employment Law
The concept of ‘overtime’ can be confusing to navigate as a business. Employees often work varying patterns and hours of work which raises key questions around what exactly constitutes overtime, how it should be paid and what obligations employers have in requesting...
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...
by Simon Obee | 16 Feb 2022 | Modern Awards
A question that arises from time to time is whether an employee can be covered by more than one modern award whilst working for the same employer. We explore this issue below – but first, let’s go back to some basics. What are modern awards? Modern awards are a set of...
