Wage theft now criminalised under new Australian legislation
New legislation now makes intentional wage theft a criminal offence Australia-wide, with employers who deliberately underpay workers subject to severe penalties.
21Sep
19Jul
National Minimum Wage Increasing from 1 July 2023
As of 1 July 2023, the National Minimum Wage has increased to now be $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour. This minimum wage increase will have a direct impact on employees under the Modern Award system, with a 5.75% increase to the modern award minimum wages. These wage increases take effect...
08Jun
What the new Fair Work shutdown provision changes mean for your business
As of 1 May 2023, the Fair Work Commission has made significant changes regarding an employer’s right to direct employees to take leave during a temporary shutdown.
30Jan
2023 brings significant changes sexual harassment and discrimination legislation – are you ready?
Safe Work Australia reports that one in three people (33%) have experienced sexual harassment at work in the last five years. New legislation related to sexual harassment and discrimination in 2023.In late 2022, two significant changes to legislation were passed with regards to sexual harassment and discrimination. Both will impact...
28Jan
Secure Jobs, Better Pay 2022: changes to AU workplace laws you need to be aware of
The Australian Government has passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022. This legislation amends the Fair Work Act to change a number of existing rules and introduces a range of new workplace laws across 2022 and 2023. Importantly, for business, some initial changes came into effect...
25Jan
Introduction of paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave (FDVL) – from 1 February 2023
Every year, millions of Australians, regardless of socio-economic background, religion, education level, age, gender or sexual orientation will experience family or domestic violence in some form. Most of these victims are either in paid employment, and/or paid employment is an important pathway out of those violent relationships. As an employer,...
15Jun
Minimum wage set to rise by 5.2% from 1 July 2022
This morning, the Fair Work Commission has made a decision to increase the minimum wage by 5.2%, from $20.33 to $21.38 per hour. This minimum wage increase will have a direct impact on employees under the Modern Award system, with a 4.6% increase to the modern award minimum wages. For many organisations, the...
