Updates & Events - Aitken Legal

June 16, 2021

ALERT!
Fair Work Commission announces 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has today decided to increase the National Minimum Wage by 2.5%, and for the same increase to be applied to the minimum wages set out in each modern award. The Commission considered data made available to the Review and, based on the ongoing economic impact to certain […]

May 27, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
“Modern, rapidly changing workplace” is impacting traditional arrangements for employment FWC conclude Deliveroo delivery rider is an employee

Independent Contractor Agreements, Sham Contracting

This month’s Employment Update looks at the recent unfair dismissal decision of the Fair Work Commission (‘Commission’), Diego Franco v Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FWC 2818 (18 May 2021) (‘Deliveroo decision’). In this decision, the Commission concluded that delivery services provided by a Deliveroo delivery rider and arranged by computer-based applications (Apps), constituted an […]

April 30, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
New statutory definition of ‘casual employee’ – clarifies previous uncertainty around casual employment

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Employment Contracts

After much debate in the Senate, the Federal Government’s Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 has passed through Parliament but in a significantly reduced form. While the Federal Government’s more broader reforms of the industrial relations system were not proceeded with, the casual employment reform provisions survived. The Bill introduces […]

March 31, 2021

Significant changes to casual employment arrangements passed

Awards and Employee Entitlements

After much debate in the Senate, the Federal Government’s Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (‘the Bill’) passed through Parliament in a significantly reduced form on 18 March 2021. While the Federal Government’s more broader reforms were rejected, the casual employment provisions survived. The Bill was assented to on 26 […]

March 31, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
FWC rules “supremely overconfident, manipulative, imperious, completely self-obsessed and some might say, a somewhat unpleasant individual” was not unfairly dismissed

Termination of Employment, Unfair Dismissal

This month we look at a recent unfair dismissal decision of the Fair Work Commission. Deputy President Sams, in determining that the employee’s termination was not harsh, unjust or unfair, was highly critical of the self-represented applicant who had been dismissed by her employer for a loss of “trust and confidence in her ability to […]

February 26, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Preventing workplace sexual harassment

Discrimination and Harassment

In this Employment Update we consider the National guidance material on Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment (‘the Guide’) recently released by Safe Work Australia. We will also reflect on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s (‘AHRC’) most recent survey on sexual harassment in Australia, Everyone’s business: Fourth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces (the 2018 […]

January 29, 2021

PRESS RELEASE
Specialist Law firm celebrates 15 years on the coast

Uncategorized

Specialist Employment Law Firm, Aitken Legal celebrates its 15th year of operating on the Sunshine Coast this month, at the same time as it expands to open its third office located in Melbourne. The last 15 years have seen the firm grow from a small home office in Founder Lisa Aitken’s house, to a strong […]

January 29, 2021

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
What does 2021 have in store? Significant change to IR Laws?

Awards and Employee Entitlements

In this Employment Update we consider recent significant decisions affecting casual employment, the impact of COVID-19, and the named focus areas for IR Reform in Australia. Risks Associated with Casual Employment Last year the Full Federal Court decision of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato (“Rossato decision”) caused panic amongst employers of casual employees, with the […]

January 29, 2021

ALERT!
1.75% increase on 1 February 2021 for Group 3 Modern Awards

Awards and Employee Entitlements

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in June 2020 made a decision to increase the National Minimum Wage by 1.75%, and for the same increase to be applied to the minimum rates in each Modern Award. The increase to Award wages were split into three groups with different operative dates: Group 1 – 1 […]

Copy of Changes to JobKeeper Payment & Coronavirus supplement for JobSeeker (1)

January 29, 2021

ALERT!
Update on FWC’s 4-Yearly Modern Awards Review

Awards and Employee Entitlements

The FWC’s 4-yearly review of Modern Awards has been lengthy and comprehensive requiring awards to be split into various groups (tranches). Generally, most of the Tranche 1, 2 and 3 awards came into operation on various dates between 4 February and 26 December 2020. A complete list of operative dates for Modern Awards already finalised […]

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