by Andrew Andreyev | Mar 28, 2020
No doubt you will have received a lot of emails with ‘policies’ about how businesses are addressing the crisis. These are ‘external’ policies that seek to protect the clients and customers of the business. The same thing applies to inside your business. To...
by Andrew Andreyev | Mar 28, 2020
A ‘mass migration’ from the office to the home is taking place across the world – as businesses seek to protect the health of their employees from COVID-19. But for many employees, this is going to be challenging, and they will require a lot of...
by Andrew Andreyev | Mar 28, 2020
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) provides that an Award may include terms requiring an employee to take paid leave in particular circumstances, but only if the requirement is reasonable. Similar provision is made for award free employees. Unfortunately, the Fair Work Act...
by Andrew Andreyev | Mar 28, 2020
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...
by Andrew Andreyev | Mar 27, 2020
In light of the current global COVID-19 pandemic, and with no foreseeable end in sight, you may soon be facing the bleak reality of having to shut down your workplace (or part of your workplace) for a period of time. During the period of the forced shutdown, your...
