The Federal Government changed the laws relating to casual employment in March 2021. It legislated a definition of 'casual employee'. The Government also inserted a new offset mechanism into the Fair Work Act to protect employers against 'double dipping'. 'Double dipping' was the subject of some court cases in recent years. It occurs when an employer employs a person...
In March 2021 the Federal Government changed the law relating to casual employees. The Fair Work Ombudsman had to create a new form to be provided to casual employees. So, the Ombudsman created the Casual Employment Information Statement (CEIS). This article explains what the CEIS is, who you need to give it to and when you need to provide...
Below are the top 6 things to do to check if your business is up to date, compliant and keeping your casual workforce happy following the updates made by the Fair Work Commission on 30 October 2020 to the casual and overtime clauses in 97 Modern Awards. ...
Usually an increase to the minimum wage under modern awards will commence on 1 July. However, due to the impact of Covid-19 on different industries, the Fair Work Commission in its Annual Wage Review 2019-20 determined that increases to the modern award minimum wages for 2020-21 would be staggered. Increases for Group 1 Awards commenced on 1 July 2020...
A Federal Court decision on Wednesday 20 May is causing a lot of concern amongst employers. The decision involved the same employer (WorkPac) that had a previous decision on Casual employment go against it in 2018. Both these cases are central to casual employment and employer obligations in Australia today. Offset clause now in the Fair Work Regulations 2009 The previous...
It’s important that all employers know: 1. Which Award applies to their employees; 2. How to classify their employees correctly; 3. What pay rates apply; and 4. When penalty rates apply. Girardi Human Resources has more than 25 years’ experience assisting employers with this advice. To book in for a consultation, phone: 0421 085 546 or email us for a quote:...
What’s the difference between casual employment and permanent employment? What obligations do casual employees have to their employers? And what rights do casual employees have that employers should be aware of? There seems to be a lot of confusion about casual employment. A recent court case (WorkPac v Skene) has added to the confusion and caused some to fear that they...
On 1 October 2018 new Casual Conversion clauses became effective in 84 Modern Awards (i.e. in most Awards). What does this mean? If your business employs casual employees (who are covered by one of these Awards) those employees now have the right to request conversion to permanent employment if they have been employed with your business for more than 12...
Managing a team of people can be a challenging thing and it takes skill to do it well. How many managers are good at this? I don’t believe there are many, unfortunately.
I think there are lots of managers that can come into a new workplace and maintain what’s there. They don’t really do much damage to people and they don’t really develop people;
There’s lots of risks that businesses need to manage, but I see 3 major HR risks facing businesses today. There are so many examples of businesses being caught out by these three risks and the financial costs are high and can be crippling to some businesses. Like all risks, these can be managed. By developing your knowledge and taking some...