Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Australia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: COVID-19 restrictions within individual States
Although cases remain low by international standards, government restrictions that apply within individual States and Territories should be carefully monitored by all organisations that have operations in Australia …
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Australia: Minimum wages increase for Group 3 awards – pay rates now available
New minimum wages in the retail, accommodation, food services and a range of other industries (Group 3 Awards) have just been increased by 1 …
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Australia: Boosting apprenticeship scheme
Since it commenced on 5th October 2020, the “Boosting Apprenticeship” scheme has attracted a lot of interest from employers of all sizes across the country …
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Australia: Omnibus IR Bill will further reduce wage growth
The Australia Institute’s Centre for future work has published a damning report criticising the government for its Omnibus Industrial Relations Bill …
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Australia: Increased civil penalties
The maximum penalty for an invasion of privacy (a data protection breach) under the 1988 Privacy Act has been increased to AUD 10 million (approx …
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Australia: Employment class actions
Employment class actions have recently become a frequent part of the Australian legal scene …
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Australia: IR reforms
A huge shake-up is on its way next year in the world of employment rights and labour relations …
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Australia: Smoking with kids in the car is illegal
A New South Wales law introduced for one purpose is being found to be more widely beneficial …
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Australia: Occupational skill shortages information
Although the economic downturn is easing the pressure of skill shortages in some key areas of the economy, it is unlikely that they will disappear altogether …
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Australia: Gender equality scorecard 2020
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has just issued a report showing that the base gender salary gap is 15% – and 20 …
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Australia: Modern award rates of pay increase on 1 November 2020
The second Fair Work Commission deadline for a 1 …
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Australia: Queensland criminalises wage theft
The Queensland Government has recently introduced the ‘Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Wage Theft) Amendment Bill 2020′ …
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Australia: MUA port pay dispute
Dockworkers already enjoy some of the best pay rates in the country, with many blue-collar jobs annually commanding $159,000-174,000 (US$113,000-US$124,000 …
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Australia: Ombudsman recovers $123m in unpaid wages
Last year, the Fair Work Ombudsman recovered $123m (US$87M) for the benefit of 25,583 workers due to underpayment under collective agreements …
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Australia: Federal Court opts to rule on Qantas stand down case
A Federal Court case between the airline operator Qantas and the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers’ Association has fortunately established that companies may not be held accountable for layoffs without pay in Australia due to government measures …
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