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Update: Federal Industrial Relations Bill Receives Royal Assent
By Chao Ni, Principal, James Sanders, Senior Associate, Herbert Fischbacher, Principal and Jennifer Sung, Lawyer On 18 March 2021, Parliament passed a stripped down version of the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020) (the Bill). This Bill received Royal Assent on 26 March 2021. This means that changes made to…
Federal Industrial Relations Bill Passed by Parliament
On 18 March 2021, Parliament passed the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 minus a number of provisions that were proposed in the first reading version of the Bill. Key amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 as a result of the Bill surround the imposition of an obligation on employers to make an offer to convert casual employees to permanent employees if certain criteria are met. The Bill therefore has wide reaching implications for employers of casual staff.
How To Effectively Set Off Entitlements: IFAs, Common Law Set-Off and Annualised Wages
The recent high-profile case involving underpayment of award entitlements by the Macquarie Bank gives a timely reminder of the importance (and legality) of written set-off clauses in common law contracts and other legitimate set-off options.
New Federal Industrial Relations Bill Introduced
By James Sanders, Associate and Jennifer Sung, Lawyer On 9 December 2020, the Morrison Government introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (Bill). The Bill proposes significant reform of existing industrial relations law to assist Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19, creating greater certainty and increased flexibility for both employers…