Payment for annual leave
Annual leave is paid at the employee’s base pay rate for all ordinary hours worked, not including extra payments such as: overtime rates penalties allowances […]
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New Codes of Practice by Safe Work Australia
Safe Work Australia develops model Codes of Practice as part of the package of harmonised work health and safety laws. They are practical guides to
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Employees and religious holidays
Aside from the benefits of allowing your employees to celebrate their religious holidays, such as higher productivity and improved job satisfaction, it can be discrimination
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Annual Wage Review Decision 2015
The Fair Work Commission handed down its annual wage review decision for 2015. The decision applies to all employees covered by modern awards, enterprise awards
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Update from MTA on the Modern Awards Four Yearly Review
In a previous eReview we outlined how the Fair Work Commission has advised that along with all other modern awards, the Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services
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Wage Rate Schedules – Effective 1st July 2014
This month the Fair Work Commission announce the outcome of the Annual Wage Review. The national minimum wage has been increased to $640.90 per week,
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Recreational Activities in Parks
The recent decision of the ACT Supreme Court about a recreational activity in an amusement park in February this year is a timely reminder of
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New Australian Privacy Principles (APP) guidelines.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has today released the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) guidelines. The APPs are a single set of principles
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Does your park have a trampoline, jumping castle/pillow/cushion or other amusement device? If so, then please read this…
A holiday amusement park in NSW has been ordered to pay $4.6 million dollars in damages following an accident involving a jumping pillow. A then
Changes to apprentice pay in 2014
In August 2013 the made a decision to increase apprentice pay rates under a number of modern awards. The changes started on 1 January 2014, and some are being
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