by Joanne Kha | 20 Jul 2022 | Employment Law, Human Resources
There are various safeguards and entitlements in place under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘The FWA’) that are designed to protect pregnant employees in the workplace and to ensure these employees are provided with equal opportunity and protected from discrimination....
by Candice Collaco | 8 Jun 2022 | Modern Awards
The National Employment Standards (NES) and all modern awards currently contain an entitlement for all employees to access up to five days of unpaid Family & Domestic Violence Leave per year. As part of a review into Family & Domestic Violence Leave which...
by Sophie McCartney | 27 Apr 2022 | Human Resources
With respect to all of the disruptions that the last few years have brought, from COVID-19 to natural disasters, it has been an understandably trying time for Australian small business owners. Many employers have therefore looked to the “stand down” provisions in...
by Candice Collaco | 2 Feb 2022 | Modern Awards
On 8 April 2020 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) made the decision to vary 99 modern awards as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This variation implemented a temporary Schedule, called Schedule X, into these affected awards. This Schedule included the entitlement to...
