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When do reasonable additional hours become unreasonable?

27 June 2023

For most full-time Australian workers, a 38-hour work week is the standard, but in reality, many professions and industries require employees to work more than this. You might have noticed a clause in your employment contract that states your employer can require you to work 'reasonable…
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Changes to flexible working requests – what employees need to know

6 June 2023

As of 6 June 2023, changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) will provide employees with an opportunity to contest an employer’s refusal of a flexible working arrangement request. Under the new provisions, employers must consider and make a reasonable response to flexible work requests…
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Australia’s minimum wage is increasing

2 June 2023

The Annual Wage Review is in, and Australia’s minimum wage workers are set to receive a 5.75% increase from 1 July 2023. The Fair Work Commission considered inflationary pressures on households, the gender pay gap and low unemployment rates when reaching their decision. In announcing the…
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Laws strengthened to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

28 March 2023

Amendments to The Fair Work Act as a result of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill have expanded the Fair Work Commission’s powers to address sexual harassment disputes. The new provisions, which came into effect on 6 March 2023, enable employees to apply to the Fair…
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JH Briefs

20 March 2023

Unpaid invoices and taunts for living in misery: the circumstances which led the FWC to issue rare stop bullying orders.  A recent case has seen stop bullying orders issued in relation to two applications jointly filed, with Deputy President Dobson satisfied that repeated unreasonable behaviour created…
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JH Briefs

20 February 2023

Paid agents vs lawyers: do you get what you pay for? In the recent scathing judgment of Allan Gabriel v Titan Recruitment Pty Ltd T/A Titan Recruitment [2023] FWC 230, Deputy President Clancy has found that Unfair Dismissal Australia Pty Ltd demonstrated a “fundamental lack of care and…