by JFM Team | Aug 21, 2020
Managing some employees can be difficult at the best of times. In the current employment law environment, employees have powerful statutory rights that must be respected. However, employees must also fulfil certain obligations in their role. If those obligations...
by JFM Team | Aug 4, 2020
Have opening restrictions, disease control measures and just the weirdness that is 2020 played havoc with your rosters? There are four things you must keep in mind when changing your rosters or ‘ordinary hours of work’ for permanent employees: Talk to your permanent...
by JFM Team | Jul 30, 2020
Customer connections are vital to the success of a business. All employers have a legitimate interest to maintain and protect their confidential information and customer relationships. The fragility of an employer’s client base is often revealed when a key employee...
by JFM Team | Jun 22, 2020
Running a business usually means that you’re flat-out, with endless tasks which need to be done. It’s important that one of those tasks is ensuring you keep proper employment records as prescribed by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). While this may seem like a...
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by JFM Team | May 29, 2020
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...
by JFM Team | May 27, 2020
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...
