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Five key considerations following the High Court’s recent independent contractor decisions

Employment & Workplace Relations| 18 Mar 2022

Five key considerations following the High Court’s recent independent contractor decisions

We address five key considerations for businesses arising from two important decisions recently handed down by the High Court of Australia, both involving a union and a contractor.

Pre-approval requirements for enterprise agreements: hurdles preventing approval

Employment & Workplace Relations| 12 May 2021

Pre-approval requirements for enterprise agreements: hurdles preventing approval

Employers must ensure that they comply with enterprise agreement pre-approval requirements set out in the Fair Work Act, which in recent years have been strictly interpreted. We examine the recent case law and look at the implications for employers.

Industrial relations reforms: what you need to know about what’s to come

Employment & Workplace Relations| 15 Dec 2020

Industrial relations reforms: what you need to know about what’s to come

The introduction of the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 on 9 December 2020 represents what could be the biggest shake up to Australia’s industrial relations system since the commencement of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) on 1 July 2009.

Casual waitress on JobKeeper granted access to unfair dismissal claim 50 days after termination

Employment & Workplace Relations| 11 Sep 2020

Casual waitress on JobKeeper granted access to unfair dismissal claim 50 days after termination

The Fair Work Commission has allowed a casual waitress receiving JobKeeper payments to file an unfair dismissal application 50 days after her termination.

What’s in a day? High Court clarifies calculation of personal leave entitlements

Employment & Workplace Relations| 14 Aug 2020

What’s in a day? High Court clarifies calculation of personal leave entitlements

The High Court, in its decision Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2020] HCA 29 on 13 August 2020, allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Full Federal Court regarding how the entitlement to paid ...