by JFM Team | Mar 6, 2024
A guide for employers. What is the Fair Work Commission? The Fair Work Commission is a workplace relations tribunal. While it has many functions, its key responsibility as far as employers are concerned is its ability to hear and adjudicate disputes between employers...
by JFM Team | Jan 11, 2024
When your employment ends badly, there’s a great temptation to bad mouth your employer on as many social media platforms as possible. Regardless of the correctness of your posts, be aware you may have signed away your right to ‘fair comment’ or ‘free speech’. In the...
by JFM Team | Nov 16, 2023
While it is well understood that sexual harassment in the workplace is inappropriate and against the law in Australia, amendments to the Fair Work Act have imposed a positive obligation on employers to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent harassment. If this cannot...
by JFM Team | Nov 6, 2023
If you wish to maintain some flexibility in an employment relationship, as a business owner, you may choose to engage staff under an employment contract with an identified end date, rather than on a permanent, ongoing basis. Your intention being, at the end of the...
by JFM Team | Sep 7, 2023
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 was passed into law on 6 December 2022, significantly reforming the legal framework of Australia’s workplace relations...
