Posts tagged "fair work act"

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants to enshrine casual conversion rights into law in a bid to help boost wages growth if elected.

A worker dismissed on the spot after a dispute over pay has won a compensation payout after a Fair Work Commission hearing.

Thanks to the schedule of 2019 public holidays Employsure senior employment relations adviser James Houghton says working Australians have t…

A worker who was fired for alleged embezzlement has won an appeal and will receive $40,000 in compensation from her former employer.

In the 2017-2018 reporting period, more than 13,000 unfair dismissal applications were lodged by employees across Australia.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is reviewing its use of enforcement tools in the wake of the banking royal commission as it chases higher penalties.

Criminal penalties for serious exploitation of migrant workers are on the way after the government accepted a recommendation to take action.

A former Subway franchisor has been fined $65,000 by the Federal Circuit Court for underpaying a worker by $16,000 over several years.

Her Fashion Box and director Kath Purkis have been found to have underpaid three workers over $40,000 in a ruling about an unpaid intern.

All up about 13% of the workforce — 19% of men and 6% of women — are working 50 hours or more, putting themselves, and others, at risk.

Lobbyists say small business is threatened by casual double-dipping amid ongoing uncertainty over court action, who it effects and why.

Facing losing a second vote in the house in as many weeks, the coalition has caved on otherwise uncontroversial access to justice reforms.