Our legal updates focus on important employment law and industrial relations issues.

Legal Updates

Bullying claims under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Date: August 2, 2016
 The Fair Work Commission has again demonstrated that it will not easily grant orders to stop bullying in response to applications made under the anti-bullying provisions contained in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). ISSUE The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) (part 6-4B) enables the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to make “any order… > READ MORE

Award wages, the national minimum wage and high income threshold increased

Date: July 5, 2016
 Minimum pay rates under modern awards and the national minimum wage increased from 1 July 2016.  The high income threshold also increased from 1 July 2016. ISSUE The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) annual wage review decision of Annual Wage Review 2015-16 [2016] FWCFB 3500 is now operative. The high income threshold also increased to $138,900… > READ MORE

RIGHTS OF CASUAL EMPLOYEES TO VOTE ON APPROVAL OF ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

Date: April 28, 2016
 The decision of a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in McDermott Australia Pty Ltd v The Australian Workers’ Union & The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) [2016] FWCFB 2222 (McDermott case) highlights that casual employees may be entitled to vote… > READ MORE