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As the impact of COVID-19 hits, some employers are finding they cannot pay the full amount of severance pay required to be paid under the National Employment Standard.
![Applications for variation of severance pay during the COVID-19 downturn]()
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The Victorian Parliament has introduced legislation making it a criminal offence for employers who withhold employee entitlements dishonestly.
![New wage theft laws to be adopted in Victoria in 2021]()
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When hiring, you may ask job applicants to undertake a criminal record check. In some industries, such as child care, this is common, if not mandatory. But what should you…
![Can I legally reject a job applicant based on their criminal record?]()
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Casuals are excluded from accessing the entitlements to paid annual leave, personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave provided by the National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
![New uncertainty for casual employment]()
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UpdatesSafety legislation requires that an employer provides so far as is reasonably practicable a safe place of work. The risk of an employee contracting COVID-19 in the workplace triggers a…
![COVID-19 and mature age workers]()
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The Federal Government has released its COVIDSafe app, which aims to make it quicker to locate individuals who have been in close contact with someone with a confirmed case of…
![Can I direct my workers to download the COVIDSafe app to their mobile devices?]()
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An employer eligible for JobKeeper subsidies can claim the subsidy for a person who was a long-term casual on its books as at 1 March 2020 and who is aged…
![When will a casual employee be entitled to JobKeeper payments?]()
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The JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme is now being implemented by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in workplaces across Australia. The obligations on employers to execute this scheme appropriately and effectively…
![JobKeeper: Do I have to nominate all eligible employees?]()
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An employer can stand down an employee if they cannot be usefully employed because of industrial action (other than a lockout by an employer), a breakdown of machinery or equipment,…
![How to avoid standing down or retrenching employees due to the COVID-19 crisis]()
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The Australian Government’s $130 billion JobKeeper Payment Scheme was passed by both sides of Parliament on Wednesday 8 April 2020.
![Are you eligible for the JobKeeper Payment Scheme?]()
