Posts tagged "worker"

Small businesses sponsoring skilled migrant workers are being subjected to a secret "tax grab" by the Albanese government, the federal opposition says, claiming a levy designed to prop up skills and training programs is instead flowing into consolidated government funds.

Eleven of Australia's 20 largest employment sectors are facing a skills shortage in 2022, the National Skills Commission says.

The end of mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods has been welcomed by industry groups slogged by workforce shortages, but politicians from across the aisle fear the decision could expose at-risk workers to infection.

Nearly one in four rostered retail shifts went unworked on last week's Day of Mourning public holiday, scheduling platform Deputy says.

Care work platform Mable will "simplify" opt-in superannuation deductions for gig workers as the government readies its own reform agenda.

The ABS unveiled the first round of data from the 2021 Census on Tuesday, outlining the major demographic shifts taking place in Australian society.

Small and medium-sized businesses are planning how to handle a larger-than-expected hike to the minimum wage as other costs soar.

These casual loading offset provisions reduce an employer's liability to pay permanent employment entitlements where a worker is mischaracterised.

H&M has won a Fair Work Commission case where a worker refused to take annual leave while receiving JobKeeper payments.

A worker sacked for a Facebook post has won an unfair dismissal bid, as social media at work continues to make headlines.

A worker sacked via text message has successfully appealed after the FWC ruled the employer did not comply with the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code.

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