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Background facts In WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84, Robert Rossato (Mr Rossato) was an employee of WorkPac Pty Ltd (WorkPac) from 28 July 2014 until 9 April 2018. Over that period, six consecutive contracts of employment were executed between Mr Rossato and...
Do you have the right to keep a pet in a strata scheme building? Until recently the Owners Corporation could ban it completely. But now they can…
Regulations introduced by State and Federal governments during the COVID-19 health crisis have resulted in many businesses ceasing to trade. Consequently, employees have been stood down without pay by their employers if they cannot usefully be employed because of a...
The economic impacts triggered by the COVID-19 health crisis have had a devastating impact on businesses. Some of the regulations introduced by the federal and state government to contain COVID-19 have stifled economic activity and prevented many businesses from...
If you’re paying an employee ‘above Award rates’ in lieu of certain entitlements under the Award (e.g. overtime, etc), you must make sure your employment contract specifies which Award entitlements are being discharged by this extra payment.
A casual employment contract is fundamentally different to either a permanent or fixed term arrangement. Very few employers, or employees, have taken the time to fully understand the consequences of casual employment. What does it mean to be a casual employee? Casual...
The ‘Faustian bargain’ between employers who have not wanted to commit to their workforce, and employees who have preferred high wages and flexibility over permanent employment, is coming to an end.
If you’re looking at buying into a strata title building, then read this first. With a few simple steps you will be able to avoid some costly and common mistakes.
If you are a small business owner and need to restructure your workforce, start here.
Casual employees are expensive. To start with they will cost you 25% more per hour. But they can end up costing you a lot more than that if they are really ‘permanent part time’ employees.
Ensuring the fire safety of buildings is now a prime focus for owners of strata title and company title buildings. Under new rules, owners of buildings must ensure that they conduct proper due diligence and check that they have engaged an accredited fire safety practitioner.
If you are a full-time employee who is paid an ‘annualised wage’ (i.e. a fixed dollar amount per year, rather than hourly), then you need to check the changes that came in from 1 March 2020 to make sure you are not being underpaid.
Apartments are often used by lot owners as an investment property and can be a good source of additional income. Australia has seen a boom in its short term rental industry, and strata buildings have been a popular hub for this activity. This trend has been given a...
Employers can reduce their permanent employees’ hours of work in accordance with the relevant Modern Award, and with the employee’s consent. For information on Modern Awards, see the Fair Work Ombudsman Site here. If your employee does not agree to a reduction in...
Find out if you can stand down your employees, and use our free template to implement this measure in a compliant way.
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