Published 28 January 2021 Amita Gupta, an Uber Eats delivery driver, made an application to the Fair Work Commission for an unfair dismissal remedy under section 394 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), claiming that Uber Eats’ decision to suspend, and then permanently block her access to the partner app, which is used by…
Author: Brian Powles
Brian is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial relations law, who is partner of a successful boutique Sydney law firm. He also hosts the Working Knowledge podcast.
Parental Leave – Key Obligations for Employers
Published 12 December 2020 Unpaid parental leave is one of the National Employment Standards. While it does not bestow any direct financial entitlement to employees, for eligible employees however, it provides a mechanism under which their employment with an employer is maintained (in spite being on unpaid leave) for up to two years. There are…
COVID-19 Update: JobKeeper Extension
Published 16 September 2020 On 3 September 2020, the Australian Government enacted the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (JobKeeper Payments) Amendment Act 2020 (Cth) (the Act). The purpose of this Act was to extend and amend the JobKeeper provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act). Extension The Act extends the JobKeeper provisions to 28 March 2021. JobKeeper Payment…
Employment Law in the COVID-19 Era
Published 31 July 2020 As a follow on from our newsletter series providing updates on COVID-19, we have compiled an eBook “Employment Law in the COVID-19 Era”, a comprehensive resource for small business owners, employers, and human resource professionals. The eBook includes many of the updates we released as the crisis developed, but also contains…
COVID-19 Update: Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Rules 2020
Published 24 April 2020 Recently we provided an explanation of the new legislation for the JobKeeper Payment. However, the new legislation required the Treasurer to develop rules concerning the eligibility, amount, timing and obligations for the JobKeeper payment. These rules have now been published. Below is a review of the JobKeeper rules. Division 2 – Entitlement Based on Paid…
COVID-19 Update: Variation of Awards on the Initiative of the Fair Work Commission
Published 16 April 2020 On 1 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (the FWC) issued a Statement outlining its intention to update 103 awards during the coronavirus pandemic. On 8 April 2020, the FWC made determinations varying 99 awards (listed at the end of this newsletter). The determinations inserted a temporary new schedule into these awards providing employees with: 2…