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Employee handing in resignation to indicate start of notice period

Can employees negotiate out of lengthy notice periods?

20 July 2022

Lengthy notice periods are an increasingly common mandate for employees in senior or executive level positions or those with highly sought-after skills. For employees bound by these extended timeframes, it can be difficult to navigate how and when to leave a role for a new opportunity,…
Woman using calculator reflecting calculating minimum wage increases for employees

The minimum wage has gone up; check you are getting paid correctly

15 July 2022

On 15 June 2022, the Fair Work Commission handed down its annual wage review decision, and with much publicity regarding increases in the cost of living, a 5.2% increase in the minimum wage was implemented. There was also an increase to modern award minimum wages of…
Employee sits with head in his hands at desk after demotion

Can demotion be considered a form of unfair dismissal?

8 July 2022

A demotion occurs when an employer makes detrimental changes to key aspects of an employee’s role, such as decreasing how much the employee is paid, the duties they perform, their work location or the people they manage. Generally, demotions happen due to performance issues or changes…
Australian flag and gavel as a graphic to represent the ALP's Secure Australian Jobs Plan which seeks to support better working conditions and wages for employees

Unpacking Labor’s Secure Australian Jobs Plan

1 July 2022

Throughout the election, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) was vocal in its support for better working conditions and wages for employees. With a new government now formed, we are starting to see some important industrial relations reforms aimed at improving the working lives of employees across…
Close up of a manager showing worker a document over a desk pointing to results. Could this be bullying?

When does management action become bullying? 

23 June 2022

The Fair Work Act (the Act) defines workplace bullying as repeated unreasonable behaviour from an individual or group towards another individual that creates a risk to their health and safety.   Many resources for employees suggest the first course of action when being bullied is to…
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JH Briefs

22 June 2022

JH Briefs is a blog summarising interesting takeaways from cases decided in the past week. Ms Karen Lee Cook -v- St Vincent De Paul Society Victoria [2022] FWC 1440 https://asset.fwc.gov.au/documents/decisionssigned/html/2022fwc1440.htm  Interesting for the comments made by Commissioner Johns at paragraphs 14 to 18 regarding the concept…