Published 29 June 2017 The new financial year is just a few days away and whilst this is usually an extremely busy time of the year for most businesses, it’s also prime time for employers to review their employment framework, including the impact of increases to the minimum wage and high-income threshold, changes made to […]
Published 26 June 2017 In the case of Darren Lacey and Chris Kandelaars v Murrays Australia Pty Limited; Andrew Cullen [2017] FWC 3136, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) refused to make an order to stop bullying. Mr Lacey and Mr Kandelaars were both employed by Murrays as bus drivers. They claimed their manager, Mr Cullen, […]
Domestic and overseas travel has become highly accessible and affordable which has presented many opportunities for national and multinational businesses as employees can travel relatively easily and cheaply between offices, sites and clients. In fact, the prevalence of business travel is quite significant and in 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported 9% of overseas […]
Published 28 May 2017 In a recent case, Naiad Dynamics US INC v Vidakovic, the Supreme Court of Western Australia granted an injunction to prevent an employee from working for an Australian employer until the enforceability of a restraint of trade clause which was governed by the law of Connecticut, USA could be determined at […]
Despite the existence of a national framework of minimum entitlements for employees, there is still a strong distinction between workers’ rights and workers’ reality. This is particularly the case amongst vulnerable employees. While much political attention is devoted to the legislative provision of rights, enforcement of these rights is perhaps more relevant. Two Commonwealth agencies […]
Published 16 May 2017 In a recent case, Fair Work Ombudsman v Blue Impression Pty Ltd & Ors , the Federal Circuit Court found an accounting firm accessorily liable for an employer’s failure to pay Award rates. Ezy Accounting 123 Pty Ltd (Ezy) was an accounting firm employed by a Japanese restaurant (Blue Impression) to […]