New Australian financial year 2023-2024: Actions for Employers
• The Fair Work Commission (FWC)’s decision on minimum pay increases the national minimum wage by approximately 8.6% and minimum modern award rates by 5.75%. • The superannuation guarantee rate is 11% effective from 1 July 2023. The superannuation rate is currently scheduled to progressively increase to 12% by July 2025. • The high income […]
The fair work commission (FWC)’s decision on minimum pay increases the national minimum wage by 5.2% and minimum modern award rates by 4.6%From 1 July 2022, the national minimum wage will be $812.60 a week or $21.38 an hour.The minimum rates of pay in modern awards will be increased by 4.6% subject to a minimum […]
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) was amended in 2021 to provide that a person is a casual employee if: The engagement of casual employees has been simplified for employers, provided that certain requirements are met. employers that engage, or are intending to engage, casual employees should be familiar with the new statutory […]
An Overview Of Employment Law And Labour Relations In Australia
The employment law and labour relations system in Australia is highly regulated and employers are required to deal with numerous overlapping layers of regulation. Australia is a federation of six states (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia) and each state has its own law-making parliament. There are also two mainland […]
The fair work commission (fwc) has handed down its decision on minimum pay, providing an increase of 1.75% to the national minimum wage and minimum award rates. The increase takes effect on different dates for different awards.For employers adopting above-award payment structures (Annualised salary or wage arrangements), during the last few months, a number of […]
THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION (FWC) HAS HANDED DOWN ITS DECISION ON MINIMUM PAY, PROVIDING AN INCREASE OF 1.75% TO THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND MINIMUM AWARD RATES. THE INCREASE TAKES EFFECT ON DIFFERENT DATES FOR DIFFERENT AWARDS. FOR EMPLOYERS ADOPTING ABOVE-AWARD PAYMENT STRUCTURES (ANNUALISED SALARY OR WAGE ARRANGEMENTS), DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS, A NUMBER […]
Minimum Pay Rates To Increase By 3% And High Income Threshold To Increase From 1 July 2019
THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION (FWC)’S 3% INCREASE TO THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND MINIMUM AWARD RATES TAKE EFFECT FROM THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD AFTER 1 JULY 2019. THE HIGH INCOME THRESHOLD WILL INCREASE TO $148,700 WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JULY 2019. MOST RELEVANTLY, EMPLOYEES EARNING ABOVE THE HIGH INCOME THRESHOLD (AND WHO ARE NOT […]
Australian employment lawyer working with international IR global members
“The matter was resolved with the employer and employee executing a deed of release resolving all issues in relation to the matter. The deed provided certainty and protection to both the Australian subsidiary and the US parent company.” Jeremy Cousins, Principal of Whitehall Workplace Law has worked with various international IR Global members to assist their clients with advice on Australian employment and labour law […]
AUSTRALIAN MINIMUM PAY RATES AND HIGH INCOME THRESHOLD INCREASED FROM 1 JULY 2018
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its decision on minimum pay, providing an increase of 3.5% to the national minimum wage and minimum award rates. The changes took effect from the first full pay period after 1 July 2018. The high income threshold increased to $145,400 with effect from 1 July 2018. Most relevantly, […]
Changes to the Fair Work Act – Whitehall – Workplace Law Date: November 10, 2017 Significant changes have been made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) including changes to prevent certain benefits being given to employee organisations (unions) and to introduce new responsibilities on franchisors and holding companies to ensure compliance with employment laws. […]
MINIMUM PAY RATES TO INCREASE BY 3.3% AND OTHER CHANGES TAKING EFFECT ON 1 JULY 2017
THE FAIR WORK COMMISSION (FWC) HAS HANDED DOWN ITS DECISION ON MINIMUM PAY, PROVIDING AN INCREASE OF 3.3% TO THE NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE AND MINIMUM AWARD RATES. THE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT ON 1 JULY 2017. SUNDAY PENALTY RATES IN A LIMITED NUMBER OF MODERN AWARDS WILL REDUCE ON 1 JULY 2017 WITH THE COMMENCEMENT OF […]
A RECENT DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA, HANDED DOWN IN LATE DECEMBER 2016, JUST GROUP LIMITED V PECK [2016] VSCA 334 (PECK CASE), BRINGS INTO SHARP FOCUS THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING PROPER CARE AND ATTENTION WHEN DRAFTING EMPLOYEE RESTRAINT CLAUSES. IN THIS LEGAL UPDATE WE ANALYSE THE CASE AND GIVE […]
